derision
noun /dɪˈrɪʒn/
/dɪˈrɪʒn/
[uncountable]- a strong feeling that somebody/something is silly and not worth considering seriously, shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks
嘲笑；取笑；奚落 - Her speech was greeted with howls of derision.
她的演讲受到阵阵嘲笑。 - He became an object of universal derision.
他成了众人嘲弄的对象。
- His mouth twisted in derision
他的嘴因嘲笑而扭曲 - He snorted in derision.
他嘲笑地哼了一声。 - The speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders.
这场演讲遭到了反对派领导人的嘲笑。 - The statement was met with hoots of derision.
那份声明引来了阵阵嘲笑。
词源late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin derisio(n-), from deridere ‘scoff at’. - Her speech was greeted with howls of derision.