scornful

🇬🇧 UK/'skɒ:nful/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Showing contempt or strong disrespect for someone or something

轻蔑的,蔑视的,嘲弄的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
scornfulother
=scornful

Common Collocations

  • 1.scornful look蔑视的眼神
  • 2.scornful tone轻蔑的语气
  • 3.[scornful attitude][轻蔑的态度]
  • 4.scornful laugh嘲讽的笑声

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He gave a scornful laugh when she suggested they could finish the project in a day.

  • 2.

    The critic was scornful of the director's latest film, calling it shallow and predictable.

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