英语词汇“ridicule”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

ridiculeridicule1 /ˈrɪdəˌkyul/ noun [uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYridicule¹

Origin: 1600-1700 French Latin ridiculum something funny, from ridere to laugh

COLLOCATIONS► hold somebody/something up to ridicule

(=make someone or something look silly in public)

1laughter, remarks, or behavior that are unkind and are intended to make someone or something seem or feel stupid: Her ideas were greeted with ridicule.hold somebody/something up to ridicule (=make someone or something look silly in public)2an object of ridicule a person or thing that everyone laughs at and regards as stupid [Origin: 1600–1700 French, Latin ridiculum something funny, from ridere to laugh]

noun | verb

ridiculeridicule2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

ridicule

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	ridicule
	he, she, it	ridicules
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	ridiculed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have ridiculed
	he, she, it	has ridiculed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had ridiculed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will ridicule
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have ridiculed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am ridiculing
	he, she, it	is ridiculing
	you, we, they	are ridiculing
Past	I, he, she, it	was ridiculing
	you, we, they	were ridiculing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been ridiculing
	he, she, it	has been ridiculing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been ridiculing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be ridiculing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been ridiculing

to laugh at a person, idea, institution, etc. because you think he, she, or it is stupid: My father ridiculed the idea of me being a football player.ridicule somebody for (doing) something He was ridiculed for his old-fashioned clothes.