derisory
英 [dɪ'raɪs(ə)rɪ; -z-]
美[dɪ'raɪsəri]
- adj. 嘲弄的；嘲笑的
英英释意
- 1. completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;
- "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
- "that's a cockeyed idea"
- "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
- "a contribution so small as to be laughable"
- "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
- "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
- "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
英文词源
- derisory (adj.)
- 1610s, from Latin derisorius, from derisor "derider," agent noun from deridere (see deride).
实用场景例句
- She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money.
- 在我看来，她得到的报酬真是少得可怜。
柯林斯例句
- Were the contracts that were offered to the players as derisory as we have been led to believe?
- 合同里给球员开出的薪水真如想要我们相信的那样低得可笑吗？
柯林斯例句
- Few non - Japanese investors own yen cash or bonds, and central bank holdings are similarly derisory.
- 很少有外国投资者持有日元现金或债券, 各国央行的持有量也同样少得可怜.
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