Word · Frequency #20149
derisory
荒谬可笑的；可笑的
so incongruous or unreasonable that it invites ridicule
- 1.
Laughable, ridiculous, especially due to being small, inadequate, or low-quality; provoking derision.
可笑的,荒谬的,尤其因小、不足或低质量而引发嘲笑
- 2.
Expressing derision; mocking; ridiculing.
表达嘲笑；嘲弄；讥讽
可笑的,荒谬的,尤其因小、不足或低质量而引发嘲笑；表达嘲笑；嘲弄；讥讽；值得嘲笑的；可笑的
In use
The committee rejected the derisory bid for the old building.
His excuse for arriving late was so derisory that everyone in the office laughed.
She received a derisory salary offer and decided to turn it down.
derisory + noun
derisory 常用于名词前，表示某物（如价格、金额）小或荒谬到可笑的程度。
They made a derisory offer for the painting.
他们为这幅画出了一个可笑的报价。
be + derisory
作表语时，主语常是抽象名词，表示某事物本身可笑或微不足道。
The compensation was derisory.
赔偿金少得可笑。
find + noun + derisory
带宾语补足语结构，表示主观认为某事物可笑。
Connections
Collocations
- derisory offer
- 低得可笑的报价
- The seller rejected the derisory offer without a second thought.卖方不假思索地拒绝了那个低得可笑的报价。
- derisory sum
- 少得可笑的金额
- For all that hard work, she was paid a derisory sum.干了那么多苦活，她拿到的报酬却少得可笑。
- derisory salary
- 低得可笑的薪水
- The job demands long hours but offers a derisory salary.这份工作要求长时间工作，薪水却低得可笑。
- derisory laugh
- 嘲弄的笑声
- He dismissed the idea with a derisory laugh.他以一声嘲弄的笑声驳回了这个想法。
- derisory remark
- 讥讽的话
- Her derisory remark about my cooking made me uncomfortable.她对我做菜说的那句讥讽话让我很不舒服。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象有人给出少得可怜的小费或红包，小到荒谬，只配换来嘲笑；derisory 就是这种寒酸到可笑的感觉。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、formal criticism 该词比较正式、书面，多用于正式文章、新闻报道或评论中，表示事物因太小、不足或质量差而显得荒谬，或表示嘲弄的态度；日常口语中更常用ridiculous或mocking。
Pronunciation & Spelling
derisory 读作 /dɪˈraɪsəri/，重音在第二个音节。以下词都拼作 -sory：advisory、supervisory 读作 /zəri/，与 derisory 的 /səri/ 不同但重读元音同为 /aɪ/，可作近似韵；compulsory、illusory、sensory、accessory 与 derisory 同以 /səri/ 结尾，但重读元音不同（/ʌ/、/uː/、/e/、/e/），不是韵。需注意拼写相同不代表发音相同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.