Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #16712
scornfully
轻蔑地；鄙视地
in a disdainful manner; without respect
- 1.
In a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.
轻蔑地；鄙视地,嘲笑地。
轻蔑地；鄙视地,嘲笑地。；鄙视地；轻蔑地
In use
She looked at the cheap ring scornfully and handed it back.
He laughed scornfully when I suggested the idea.
They scornfully rejected the offer without reading it.
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.
他轻蔑地嘲笑我的想法。
scornfully + adjective
修饰形容词时，说明某种状态或评价带有轻蔑意味。
The critic was scornfully dismissive of the film.
那位评论家对这部电影表现出轻蔑的排斥。
Common mistakes
She looked at me scornful.She looked at me scornfully.
look at 后面要用副词修饰动作，scornful 是形容词，scornfully 才是副词，表示“轻蔑地”。
He gave me a scornfully smile.He gave me a scornful smile.
副词不能修饰名词，修饰名词 smile 要用形容词 scornful。
They were scornfully of his suggestion.They were scornful of his suggestion.
系动词 be 后表示性质或状态要用形容词，scornful of 是固定搭配，scornfully 是副词，不能作表语。
Connections
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
- He snorted scornfully and walked away.他轻蔑地哼了一声，走开了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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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