Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #16712
scornfully
轻蔑地;鄙视地
核心释义
in a disdainful manner; without respect
- 1.
轻蔑地;鄙视地,嘲笑地。
In a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.
轻蔑地;鄙视地,嘲笑地。;鄙视地;轻蔑地
用法In use
She looked at the cheap ring scornfully and handed it back.
用法提示:副词 scornfully 修饰 looked,表示轻视、不以为然的姿态。
He laughed scornfully when I suggested the idea.
用法提示:副词 scornfully 修饰 laughed,表现出嘲讽、看不起的态度。
They scornfully rejected the offer without reading it.
用法提示:副词 scornfully 修饰 rejected,强调拒绝时带着鄙视的态度。
scornfully + verb
scornfully 放在动词前,强调动作是以轻蔑的态度做出的。
She scornfully refused to help.
她轻蔑地拒绝帮忙。
verb + scornfully + at + sb/sth
后置时常与 at 搭配,指明轻蔑的对象。
He laughed scornfully at my idea.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- laugh scornfully
- 轻蔑地笑
- She laughed scornfully at his suggestion.她轻蔑地嘲笑他的建议。
- speak scornfully of
- 轻蔑地谈论
- He spoke scornfully of their efforts.他轻蔑地谈论他们的努力。
- look scornfully at
- 轻蔑地看着
- She looked scornfully at the mess.她轻蔑地看着那堆乱糟糟的东西。
- dismiss scornfully
- 轻蔑地驳斥
- The idea was dismissed scornfully by the committee.这个想法被委员会轻蔑地驳斥了。
- snort scornfully
- 轻蔑地哼了一声
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆窍门:scornfully 里的 scorn 含有 corn(玉米),想象某人把玉米轻蔑地丢掉——即“轻蔑地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学作品、正式评论、新闻报道 该词多用于书面语或较正式的语境,常见于文学描写和正式评论;日常口语中较少见,可改用 with contempt 来自然表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
corn、born、warn 与 scornfully 中的 scorn 同韵,都含 /ɔːn/;但 warn 拼写是 -ar-,不是 -or-。carefully、wonderfully、beautifully 都以 -fully 结尾,读 /fəli/,但因重音位置不同,与 scornfully 并不完全押韵。
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