| 单词 | to be in derision |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be in derision d. to hold or have in derision: to treat with scorn and mockery. to be in derision: to be subjected to mocking ridicule, to be a laughing-stock; so to bring into derision.With hold, have the action is prominent, with be the condition of the derided. ΚΠ a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clviii. f. lxxxvi Bernulphus..hadde this Egbert in derysyon [printed derysyou]. a1527 R. Thorne in R. Hakluyt Divers Voy. (1582) sig. D3v Amongest wise men, it shoulde bee had in derision. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job xxx. 1 Now they that are..yonger then I, haue me in derision. a1571 Throgmorton Let. to Cecil in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1881) VI. xxxix. 439 We begin to be in derision already for the bruit only. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 8 He was in daily derision, euery one mocked him. 1770 E. Burke Thoughts Present Discontents 38 British policy is brought into derision. < as lemmas |
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