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derisory

英[dɪ'raɪsəri] 美[dɪ'raɪsəri]
  • adj. 嘲笑的;可笑的;少得可怜的

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. incongruous;inviting ridicule;

    "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"
    "that's a cockeyed idea"
    "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"
    "a contribution so small as to be laughable"
    "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"
    "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"
    "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

双语例句

1. She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money.
在我看来,她得到的报酬真是少得可怜。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Were the contracts that were offered to the players as derisory as we have been led to believe?
合同里给球员开出的薪水真如想要我们相信的那样低得可笑吗?

来自柯林斯例句

3. Few non - Japanese investors own yen cash or bonds, and central bank holdings are similarly derisory.
很少有外国投资者持有日元现金或债券, 各国央行的持有量也同样少得可怜.

来自互联网

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. In the first, which Carr sent to Rosenfeld the next week, he called the offer "derisory."
      在一开始
    2. Yet in Europe use of natural-gas vehicles is derisory.
      可是欧洲使用天然气的车辆少的可怜。

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