单词 | derisory |
释义 | derisory (once / 102777 pages) adj WORD FAMILY deride: derided, derides, deriding, derision, derisive, derisory+/derision: derisions/derisive: derisively USAGE EXAMPLESA derisory term for manual laborers used by people who considered them a lower order of life. New York Times(Aug 29, 2016) The Treasury's "sweetheart deal" with US technology giant Google earlier this year, which covered money owed since 2005, was criticised as derisory by critics. BBC(Sep 05, 2016) While some audiences were sympathetic, the majority view at the time was both hostile and derisory. US News(Jun 28, 2016) adj incongruous;inviting ridicule Syn absurd, cockeyed, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous foolish devoid of good sense or judgment |
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