
英:/'ˈskɔːnfl/ 美:/'ˈskɔːrnfl/
比較級 more scornful 最高級 most scornful
CET6,TOEFL
adj. 輕蔑的
I hate people who speak to their parents with scornful attitude.
我讨厭那些用輕蔑态度對父母說話的人。
His scornful expression badly embarrassed the supplicant.
他輕蔑的表情讓這位求助者十分尴尬。
He looked at the crowd across the bank with scornful look.
他用蔑視的眼神看着對岸的人群。
He is deeply scornful of politicians.
他對政客是很不屑的。
He was scornful of such 'female' activities as cooking.
他看不起諸如做飯之類的“女人的”活兒。
Heidi did not take this for a summons, for the maid's face was scornful and forbidding.
海蒂并不認為這是一種召喚,因為女仆的臉帶着輕蔑,令人生畏。
Oh, well! said Catherine, with scornful compassion, keep your secret. I'm no coward.
“好吧!” 凱瑟琳說,帶着譏諷的憐憫,“保守你的秘密吧,我可不是懦夫。”
Ross: (scornful) Grab a spoon.
羅斯:(輕蔑地)抓起勺子。
adj.|sniffish/contemptuous;輕蔑的
"Scornful" 是形容詞,表示對某人或某事表現出強烈的輕蔑、鄙視或不屑态度。該詞源于名詞 "scorn"(蔑視),強調一種居高臨下的否定情緒,常通過語言、表情或行為傳遞。例如,在句子 "She gave a scornful laugh at his proposal" 中,描述了一種帶有譏諷的嘲笑。
該詞的副詞形式為 "scornfully",常見搭配包括 "scornful remark"(輕蔑的評論)、"scornful tone"(鄙夷的語氣)等。根據《牛津英語詞典》,其詞義可追溯至14世紀,與古法語詞彙 "escorner"(拒絕)相關。在文學作品中,該詞常被用于刻畫人物關系,如夏洛蒂·勃朗特在《簡·愛》中寫道:"I saw her lips contract with a scornful expression"(我看着她雙唇因輕蔑而緊抿)。
與近義詞 "contemptuous" 相比,"scornful" 更強調外露的情感表達,而前者側重内在的心理狀态。劍橋詞典指出,該詞多用于描述對他人能力、觀點或社會地位的否定。例如在政治辯論中,候選人可能會對對手的政策建議報以 "scornful dismissal"(輕蔑的駁斥)。
以下是關于單詞 "scornful" 的詳細解釋,綜合了多個權威詞典和語源信息:
如需更多例句或同義詞辨析,可參考新東方線上詞典或柯林斯雅思詞典。
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