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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"

双语例句


1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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?

来自柯林斯例句

3. 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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