ridicule
英 ['r?d?kju?l]
美['r?d?'kj?l]
- vt. 嘲笑；嘲弄；愚弄
- n. 嘲笑；笑柄；愚弄
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?ridicules;第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?ridicules;過(guò)去式:?ridiculed;過(guò)去分詞:?ridiculed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?ridiculing;
英文詞源
- ridicule (v.)
- 1680s, "make ridiculous," from ridicule (n.) or else from French ridiculer, from ridicule. Meaning "make fun of" is from c. 1700. Related: Ridiculed; ridiculing.
- ridicule (n.)
- 1670s, "absurd thing;" 1680s, "words or actions meant to invoke ridicule," from French ridicule, noun use of adjective (15c.), or from Latin ridiculum "laughing matter, joke," from noun use of neuter of ridiculus (see ridiculous).
"He who brings ridicule to bear against truth, finds in his hand a blade without a hilt." [Walter Savage Landor, "Imaginary Conversations"]
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The process of judicial selection was held up to ridicule.
- 司法選舉的過(guò)程成為了笑柄。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The gutter press has held the royals up to ridicule.
- 黃色報(bào)刊公然奚落皇室成員。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Such a statement could lay her open to ridicule.
- 這種言論會(huì)讓人家笑話(huà)她。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. As a heavy child, she became the object of ridicule from classmates.
- 由于體胖，她成了班上同學(xué)嘲笑的對(duì)象。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Davis was subjected to public ridicule.
- 戴維斯受到了眾人的奚落。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句