Word · Frequency #11180
dismissive
轻视的；不屑一顾的
showing indifference or disregard
- 1.
Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.
表现出轻视,表示拒绝,用以打发。
不再交往的；拒绝来往的；表现出轻视,表示拒绝,用以打发。；轻视的
In use
She gave a dismissive shrug when I mentioned the plan.
His dismissive attitude toward her suggestions made her feel unimportant.
Don't be so dismissive of new ideas just because they sound strange.
be dismissive of sth
He was dismissive of the risks.
他对这些风险不屑一顾。
dismissive + noun
She made a dismissive gesture.
她做了一个不屑一顾的手势。
be dismissive toward sb
toward 也可写作 towards；对某人或某事用 of 更常见，toward 强调对待某人的态度。
The teacher was dismissive toward the student's question.
老师对那个学生的问题表现得很轻慢。
Common mistakes
He dismissive my idea.He was dismissive of my idea.
dismissive 是形容词，不能直接带宾语；表示“对……不屑一顾”要用 be dismissive of ...，句中必须加系动词 was 和介词 of。
She is dismissive to my suggestion.She is dismissive of my suggestion.
dismissive 后接介词 of，而不是 to/with；of 引出被轻视或不屑的对象。
Connections
Collocations
- be dismissive of
- 对…不屑一顾；对…轻蔑
- She was dismissive of my concerns about the project.她对我对这个项目的担忧不屑一顾。
- dismissive attitude
- 轻蔑的态度；不屑一顾的态度
- His dismissive attitude made it clear he didn't value our input.他轻蔑的态度表明他并不重视我们的意见。
- dismissive tone
- 不屑的语气
- The manager spoke in a dismissive tone that annoyed everyone.经理用一种不屑的语气说话，惹恼了大家。
- dismissive gesture
- 轻蔑的手势
- He gave a dismissive gesture and walked away.他做了一个轻蔑的手势，然后走开了。
- dismissive remark
- 轻蔑的言论；不屑一顾的话
- Her dismissive remark about his work was uncalled for.她对他的工作所做的轻蔑言论是没有必要的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 dismiss（打发走）想成随口赶走别人，-ive 是形容词后缀，记住“轻视的、不屑一顾的”那种不耐烦态度。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：职场评价、学术讨论、人际交往 该义项多用于正式或半正式场合，形容对人的态度、语气或评论显得轻视、不屑一顾。日常对话中也可听到，但整体语感偏书面。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的押韵词（重读元音及之后发音相同）：missive /ˈmɪsɪv/、submissive /səbˈmɪsɪv/、permissive /pərˈmɪsɪv/，都含 /ɪsɪv/。形近但不同音：dismiss /dɪsˈmɪs/ 和 dismissal /dɪsˈmɪsəl/，结尾分别是 /mɪs/ 和 /mɪsəl/，注意不要按 dismissive 的拼读来读。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.