deride(动词):嘲笑;讥讽;奚落(带轻蔑意味地取笑或贬低他人)。也可用于嘲讽观点、计划或作品。
/ˈdɪraɪd/
They derided his accent.
他们嘲笑他的口音。
Although the proposal was carefully researched, critics derided it as unrealistic and out of touch with ordinary people.
尽管这项提案经过细致调研,批评者仍讥讽它不切实际、脱离普通人的生活。
deride 来自拉丁语 dērīdēre,由 *dē-*(加强语气/“彻底”)+ rīdēre(“笑”)构成,原意接近“把……当笑话来笑”,后来引申为“带轻蔑地嘲笑、讥讽”。