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 synonym scorn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。
Extra ExamplesHis 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。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin derisio(n-), from deridere ‘scoff at’.