scornful /ˈskɔːrn.fəl/ adj.
轻蔑的;鄙视的;充满嘲讽的。形容对某人或某事表现出强烈的不屑和蔑视。
/ˈskɔːrn.fəl/
She gave him a scornful look when he suggested the idea.
当他提出那个想法时,她投以轻蔑的目光。
The critic was scornful of the director's attempt to blend comedy with tragedy, dismissing the film as a confused and pretentious failure.
那位影评人对导演将喜剧与悲剧融合的尝试嗤之以鼻,认为这部电影混乱而做作,是一部失败之作。
scornful 由名词 scorn(轻蔑)加上后缀 -ful(充满……的)构成。scorn 源自古法语 escharnir,意为"嘲笑、蔑视",可追溯至日耳曼语系。该词自中世纪英语时期开始使用,表达对他人或事物的强烈不屑态度。后缀 -ful 表示"充满某种性质的",因此 scornful 即"充满轻蔑的"。