mockery
noun /ˈmɒkəri/
/ˈmɑːkəri/
(plural mockeries)
Idioms - [uncountable, countable] comments or actions that are intended to make somebody/something seem silly
嘲笑；愚弄 - She couldn't stand any more of their mockery.
她再也无法忍受他们的愚弄了。 - His smile was full of mockery.
他的微笑充满了嘲弄。 - The government has left itself open to mockery and ridicule.
政府任由嘲弄和嘲笑。
- There was a hint of mockery in his voice.
他的声音中有嘲讽的意味。 - They left themselves open to mockery from the left-wing press.
他们容易受到左翼媒体的嘲弄。 - Try to keep the tone one of gentle mockery.
尽量保持温和嘲弄的语气。
- She couldn't stand any more of their mockery.
- [countable, usually singular] (disapproving) an action, a decision, etc. that is a failure and that is not as it is supposed to be
笑柄；被嘲笑的对象 - It was a mockery of a trial.
这次审判实在可笑。
- It was a mockery of a trial.
词源late Middle English: from Old French moquerie, from mocquer ‘to deride’.
Idioms
make a mockery of something
- to make something seem silly or without effect
取笑；愚弄；嘲笑 - The trial made a mockery of justice.
这次审判是对正义的嘲弄。
- The trial made a mockery of justice.