disparaging
disparaging — 形容詞
- disparagingpositive
- more disparagingcomparative
- most disparagingsuperlative
1. Showing that you think a person or thing deserves little respect or value.
貶抑的
帶著看不起意味的批評或說法
Showing that you think a person or thing deserves little respect or value.
The host made a disparaging joke about the waitress's accent.
主持人拿女服務生的口音開了一個帶有貶抑意味的玩笑。
disparaging joke about + personal feature
Layla sounded disparaging when the students proposed a free art fair.
學生提議辦免費藝術市集時，Layla 的語氣聽起來很貶抑。
be/sound + disparaging about an idea
A disparaging comment from the coach shook Erik before the race.
教練一句貶抑的評論，讓 Erik 在比賽前就動搖了。
The article was disparaging toward street vendors and called them a nuisance.
那篇文章對街頭攤販很貶抑，還稱他們是麻煩來源。
be disparaging toward + group
Jiwoo hated the disparaging nickname older boys used for him.
Jiwoo 很討厭那些年紀較大的男生拿來叫他的貶抑綽號。
- disparaging remark
- disparaging comment
- disparaging tone
- disparaging joke
- disparaging nickname
- disparaging reference
- belittling
very close, stressing language that makes someone seem small or unimportant
- dismissive
can sound cooler and less openly insulting, focusing on not taking something seriously
- insulting
stronger and more direct, often causing personal offence immediately
- respectful
showing regard and good manners toward the person or thing
- praising
expressing clear approval instead of contempt
文法句型
disparaging + remark / comment / tone / joke
be disparaging about / towards somebody or something
用法筆記
Most often describes remarks, jokes, comments, tones, or attitudes rather than neutral facts. It suggests open scorn, not simply fair criticism or polite disagreement.
常見錯誤
同根字
- disparage動詞C1
- disparagement名詞C2
- disparagingly副詞C2