| 单词 | laugh to scorn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto laugh to scorn (also †bismer, †hething, †hoker) a. to laugh to scorn (also †bismer, †hething, †hoker): to deride, to ridicule.In Old English with genitive of person. In Middle English originally with dative of person; later apprehended as transitive with the person as object: cf. sense 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (transitive)] > laugh to scorn laugheOE laughOE bilauhOE to laugh to scorn (also bismer, hething, hoker)OE to laugh or take to scorninga1400 deride1530 outlaugh1605 smile1608 arride1612 fleer1622 irride1637 haw-haw1862 OE Note on Old Test. Figures (Tiber. A.iii) in Anglia (1889) 11 2 He getælde his fæder noe..& his to bismere hloh. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 197 Hwen ȝe habbeð hardi bi leaue. nulle ȝe buten lachȝen him lude to bismare. a1250 Wohunge ure Lauerd in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1868) 1st Ser. 283 (MED) Swete ihesu..ha..lahhen þe to hokere þer þu o rode hengest. c1350 How Good Wife taught her Daughter (Emmanuel) (1948) l. 15 (MED) Lau þou noȝt to scorn neiþer olde no ȝunge. c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 333 (MED) Alle wolle þei ful ȝare Lauhwhe þe to bisemare. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 15881 (MED) Þe feluns logh [Trin. Cambr. lowȝe] him til hething on ilk side, allas! a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 2028 He [sc. Cain] was vnkynde ynouȝe To scorne he his fadir louȝe. a1450 Seven Sages (Cambr. Dd.1.17) (1845) l. 1995 (MED) The clerkys..louhe to scorne the emperour. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xxi[i]. 7 All they yt se me, laugh me to scorne. a1569 M. Coverdale Fruitful Lessons (1593) sig. Pv The wisest of all is laughed to scorne. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 96 They fell to teighing, and now they laugh you to skorne. 1671 G. Thomson Μισοχυμὶας Ἔλεγχου 15 He esteems this brave Experimental Philosopher, worthy to be laughed to scorn by every understanding Physician. 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) ii. iv The Lord..Shall..laugh to Scorn their furious Pride. 1778 F. Burney Let. 6–8 July in Early Jrnls. & Lett. F. Burney (1984) 45 This was a horrible Home stroke;..however, I found it was a mere random shot, &..I laughed it to scorn. a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) II. 395 I laughed to scorn the elements—And chiefly those of Learning. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life 306 This was too much, and we laughed him to scorn. 1900 Western Champion (Barcaldine) 28 Aug. 3/3 He had laughed me to scorn for drinking tea with milk. 1981 ‘Q. Crisp’ How to become Virgin v. 61 To me everyone is interesting who will talk about himself but, when I said this in Toronto, I was laughed to scorn by one of the city's drama critics. 2009 Africa News (Nexis) 18 May When we watch the amateur survivors on satellite television, we laugh them to scorn. to laugh to scorn 4. †to bring, †drive to scorn, to shame, disgrace; †to do (a person) scorn, to insult; †to get the scorn (Scottish), to be treated with contumely; †to hold, †have scorn at, of, to entertain a feeling of contempt for; to laugh to scorn, now archaic and literary (see laugh v. Phrases 1a); †to make scorn at, to, to mock, deride; †to put a scorn on, upon, to offer indignity to; to speak scorn of, to revile, speak opprobriously of; †to take scorn at, to despise; †to take scorn, to be indignant that, to disdain to do something; †to take at or in scorn, to feel as an indignity; to think scorn of, to despise; to think (it) scorn, to disdain (const. that or infinitive), now archaic and literary.In the 16–17th centuries foul often appears as an intensive qualification of scorn in these phrases. Cf. quot. c1275 at sense 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] forhowc900 overhowOE withhuheOE forhecchec1230 scorna1275 despise1297 spise13.. to set at a pease, at a pie's heel, at a pin's fee1303 to hold, have scorn at, ofc1320 to think scorn ofc1320 to set short by1377 to tell short of1377 to set naught or nought (nothing, not anything) by1390 spitea1400 contemnc1425 nought1440 overlooka1450 mainprizec1450 lightly1451 vilipendc1470 indeign1483 misprize1483 dain?1518 to look down on (also upon)1539 floccipend1548 contempta1555 to take scorn ata1566 embase1577 sdeign1590 disesteem1594 vilify1599 to set lightly, coldly1604 disrepute1611 to hold cheapa1616 avile1616 floccify1623 meprize1633 to think (also believe, etc.) meanly of1642 publican1648 naucify1653 disesteem1659 invalue1673 to set light, at light1718 sneeze1806 sniff1837 derry1896 to hold no brief for1918 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > think or behave contemptuously [verb (intransitive)] > with contemptuous rejection to think (it) scornc1320 daina1400 hinch1631 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > treat with contempt unworthc950 to make scorn at, toc1320 to take in vainc1330 despise1377 rebuke?a1400 despite1481 indign1490 to make a mumming of1523 flock1545 scandalize1566 to make coarse account of1578 misregard1582 overpeer1583 to make a pish at (also of)1593 to make a push at1600 to bite by the nose1602 blurta1625 to piss ona1625 to make wash-way of, with1642 trample1646 huff1677 snouch1761 to walk over (the course)1779 to run over ——1816 snoot1928 shaft1959 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (transitive)] teleeOE laughOE bismerc1000 heascenc1000 hethec1175 scornc1175 hokera1225 betell?c1225 scorn?c1225 forhushc1275 to make scorn at, toc1320 boba1382 bemow1388 lakea1400 bobby14.. triflea1450 japec1450 mock?c1450 mowc1485 to make (a) mock at?a1500 to make mocks at?a1500 scrip?a1513 illude1516 delude1526 deride1530 louta1547 to toy with ——1549–62 flout1551 skirp1568 knack1570 to fart against1574 frump1577 bourd1593 geck?a1600 scout1605 subsannate1606 railly1612 explode1618 subsannea1620 dor1655 monkeya1658 to make an ass of (someone)1680 ridicule1680 banter1682 to run one's rig upon1735 fun1811 to get the run upon1843 play1891 to poke mullock at1901 razz1918 flaunt1923 to get (or give) the razoo1926 to bust (a person's) chops1953 wolf1966 pimp1968 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > disgrace or dishonour > [verb (transitive)] to say or speak (one) shamec950 to bring, make to shondOE awemOE shamec1175 unmenskc1225 to bring, shape, turn to shamea1250 to do villainy or a villainy1303 to bring, drive to scornc1320 honisha1325 dishonesta1382 unhonourc1384 defamea1387 slandera1387 disworshipa1450 vituper1484 disfamea1533 to shend ofc1540 defect1542 dishonour1568 disgrace1573 escandalize1574 mishonour1576 yshend1579 scandalize1583 traduce1605 beclown1609 dedecorate1609 disdignify1625 vilify1651 lynch1836 the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > humiliate [verb (transitive)] > feel as a humiliation to take at or in scornc1320 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > disdain to do something disdainc1380 to tell scorn1477 contemn1510 to think (it) scornc1515 to take scorn1575 scorn1605 coya1616 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [verb (transitive)] heanc950 to say or speak (one) shamec950 to say or speak shame of, on, byc950 affrontc1330 dispersona1400 to say language against1423 insautc1425 contumely1483 cag1504 to put (a person) to villainya1513 fuffle1536 to bring, drive to scorn1569 ascorn1570 affrent1578 injure?a1600 insult1620 to put a scorn on, upon1633 upbraid1665 topa1700 chopse1854 burn1914 rank1934 the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > be indignant at or resent [verb (transitive)] to take in (also on, to) griefc1325 to bear (a person or thing) hard (also heavily, heavy, etc.)c1384 to take agrief?a1400 disdaina1513 stomach1523 to take it amiss1530 to have a grudge against (to, at)1531 to think amiss1533 envy1557 to take‥in (the) snuff (or to snuff)1560 to take snuff1565 to take scorn1581 to take indignly1593 to bear (one) upon (also in) the spleen1596 spleena1629 disresent1652 indign1652 miff1797 pin1934 the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > humiliate [verb (transitive)] anitherOE fellOE lowc1175 to lay lowc1225 to set adownc1275 snuba1340 meekc1350 depose1377 aneantizea1382 to bring lowa1387 declinea1400 meekenc1400 to pull downc1425 avalec1430 to-gradea1440 to put downc1440 humble1484 alow1494 deject?1521 depress1526 plucka1529 to cut (rarely to cast down) the comb of?1533 to bring down1535 to bring basec1540 adbass1548 diminish1560 afflict1561 to take down1562 to throw down1567 debase1569 embase1571 diminute1575 to put (also thrust) a person's nose out of jointc1576 exinanite1577 to take (a person) a peg lower1589 to take (a person) down a peg (or two)1589 disbasea1592 to take (a person) down a buttonhole (or two)1592 comb-cut1593 unpuff1598 atterr1605 dismount1608 annihilate1610 crest-fall1611 demit1611 pulla1616 avilea1617 to put a scorn on, upon1633 mortify1639 dimit1658 to put a person's pipe out1720 to let down1747 to set down1753 humiliate1757 to draw (a person's) eyeteeth1789 start1821 squabash1822 to wipe a person's eye1823 to crop the feathers of1827 embarrass1839 to knock (also take, etc.) (a person) off his or her perch1864 to sit upon ——1864 squelch1864 to cut out of all feather1865 to sit on ——1868 to turn down1870 to score off1882 to do (a person) in the eye1891 puncture1908 to put (a person) in (also into) his, her place1908 to cut down to size1927 flatten1932 to slap (a person) down1938 punk1963 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > disparagement or depreciation > disparage or depreciate [verb (transitive)] littleeOE low1340 dispraisec1386 minish1402 deroge1427 detractc1449 descryc1450 detrayc1475 dismerit1484 decline1509 vilipend1509 disprize?1518 disable1528 derogatea1530 elevate1541 disparagea1556 detrect1563 debase1565 demerit1576 vilify1586 disgrace1589 detracta1592 besparage1592 enervate1593 obtrect1595 extenuate1601 disvalue1605 disparagon1610 undervalue1611 avile1615 debaucha1616 to cry down1616 debate1622 decry1641 atomize1645 underrate1646 naucify1653 dedignify1654 stuprate1655 de-ample1657 dismagn1657 slur1660 voguec1661 depreciate1666 to run down1671 baffle1674 lacken1674 sneer1706 diminish1712 substract1728 down1780 belittle1789 carbonify1792 to speak scorn of1861 to give one a back-cap1903 minoritize1947 mauvais langue1952 rubbish1953 down-talk1959 marginalize1970 marginate1970 trash1975 neg1987 c1320 Beues 1357 Beues..louȝ hem alle þer to scorn. c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 5391 Scorn hym þought, & swor his heued þer truage schold nought so be leued. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 26455 His lauerd he driues to scorn. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 16701 To hym mekyll scorne they made. a1400–50 Alexander 641 If any scolere in þe scole his skorne at him makis, He skapis him full skathely bot if he skyp better. c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xxii. 103 Þise smale men hase als grete scorne at þe grete men. c1430 Chev. Assigne 264 And he of suche one gret skorne he þowte. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur viii. xvi. 297 Syre Sagramore loked vpon syre Tristram and hadde scorne of his wordes. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur x. iii. 417 That strong knyght toke his wordes at scorne and said he said it for mockery. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxiii. 259 He thinkes scorne to speke to me. 1523 T. Cromwell Speech to Parl. in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) I. 38 They wold thynck grete skorne, to take lether for our prynce. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cv[i]. 24 Yee they thought scorne of yt pleasaunt londe. c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) ii. 94 Thay wist not how to get him pynd, That thame had drevin to skorne. a1566 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer (1577) iv. sig. V.viv Neyther can I thinke that Aristotle and Plato tooke scorne of the name of a perfect Courtier. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 213 Thus he passed..with Trumpes & Pipes of Reedes blowen before him, to do him the more scorne & despight. 1575 tr. A. Marlorat Apocalips 49 In Dathan, Core, Abyron: and in the Prophetes of Baal: all whych perished miserably for taking skorne to amend. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Socrates Scholasticus i. vi, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 229 Neyther tooke I in scorne..that I coupled my selfe with you in those affayres. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Jan. 64 She..of my rurall musick holdeth scorne. 1581 M. Hanmer Iesuites Banner A 1 b Yee take scorne that I tearme him a cripled soldiour. 1593 R. Bancroft Daungerous Positions iv. i. 137 They doe take it in scorne to be thought so weake. 1601 A. Dent Plaine Mans Path-way to Heauen 333 They holde scorne to be taught. 1611 Bible (King James) Esther iii. 6 Hee thought scorne to lay hands on Mordecai alone. View more context for this quotation 1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 222 The God of heauen, Who in his great compassions, thought 't no scorne, That the Creator take the creatures forme. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 248 So his Steward..turn'd me out of doores. Which I tooke in that foule scorne..that in a kind of sullen and dogged fashion..I left the house. 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 617 Will they..not..thinke that you put a scorne upon them. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre ii. 53 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian All sat and ate with him, and put licentious scornes on him. 1681 R. Knox Hist. Ceylon 49 These gifts..he thinks scorn to receive. 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) ii. iv The Lord..Shall..laugh to Scorn their furious Pride. 1820 C. A. Southey Ellen Fitzarthur 134 These are..Proofs that our lot ‘is fallen on evil days’, 'Mongst evil generations, who think scorn Of all authorities. 1856 F. E. Paget Owlet of Owlstone Edge 227 The worst manager among them thinks scorn of wastefulness in a superior. 1861 D. G. Rossetti tr. Dino Compagni in Early Ital. Poets ii. 196 Messer Corso spoke great scorn of Messer Vieri, calling him the Ass of the Gate. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life 306 This was too much, and we laughed him to scorn. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxii. 35 The straightforward and business-like writs which did not think it scorn to speak to Englishmen in the English tongue. < as lemmas |
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