scoffer

IPA/ˈskɒf.ər/
IPA/ˈskɑː.fɚ/

scoffer — 名詞

  • scoffersingular
  • scoffersplural

1. a person who says unkind or insulting things to show that they do not respect a

1.名詞B2
釋義

嘲笑者

輕蔑嘲笑他人或想法的人

a person who says unkind or insulting things to show that they do not respect a person, idea, or belief, believing it is not worthy of serious attention

例句

The engineer faced a room full of scoffers who insisted her design would never work.

這位工程師面對滿屋子嘲笑者，他們堅稱她的設計永遠行不通。

often face/met with scoffers — prepositional phrase with who-clause

Despite the scoffers in the audience, the young poet finished reading her work with confidence.

儘管觀眾席中有嘲笑者，這位年輕詩人還是自信地朗讀完自己的作品。

despite + scoffers — contrast structure

常見搭配
  • face scoffers
  • meet with scoffers
  • scoffer at
  • scoffer about
  • scoffers in the audience
  • scoffers said/called/claimed
同義詞
  • mocker

    more direct and common; implies openly imitating or ridiculing

  • detractor

    someone who criticises unfairly; more formal and less emotionally charged than scoffer

  • cynic

    someone who doubts that something good can happen or that people have good motives; broader in meaning

反義詞
  • supporter

    someone who believes in and defends a person or idea

文法句型

a scoffer + preposition: scoffer at/about

用法筆記

Often appears in plural form (scoffers) when referring to an opposing group or general sceptical attitude toward an idea or proposal.

常見錯誤

The teacher was a scoffer of lazy students.
The teacher was a scoffer at lazy students.
The correct preposition is at or about, not of, when indicating the target of mockery.

2. a person who eats a large amount of food extremely quickly, often in a greedy or

2.名詞C1
釋義

狼吞虎嚥者

快速貪婪地吃大量食物的人

a person who eats a large amount of food extremely quickly, often in a greedy or messy way

例句

At the wedding buffet, a scoffer ate three plates before most guests had even sat down.

在婚宴自助餐上，有個狼吞虎嚥者在多數賓客還沒坐下之前就吃了三盤食物。

informal British usage — scoffer at a meal event

The children stared as the scoffer wolfed down a whole chicken in a few minutes.

孩子們目瞪口呆地看著那個狼吞虎嚥者幾分鐘內就吞下一整隻烤雞。

常見搭配
  • a real scoffer
  • scoffer of [food]
  • call someone a scoffer
  • finish [food] like a scoffer
同義詞
  • gobbler

    also informal; emphasises eating noisily or quickly

  • greedy eater

    more common and neutral; less specific about speed

反義詞
  • picky eater

    someone who eats only small amounts or very selectively

文法句型

a scoffer + noun (of food type)

用法筆記

This sense of scoffer is derived from the British informal verb scoff (to eat quickly and greedily). It carries a mildly disapproving or teasing tone and is rarely used in formal writing. Distinguish from Sense 1 by context — this sense only relates to eating.

常見錯誤

He is a scoffer who eats a lot.
He is a scoffer who ate the whole cake in thirty seconds.
The key meaning is eating quickly, not just eating a lot.

同根字

  • scoff
    動詞B2
  • scoffing
    形容詞C1
  • scoffingly
    副詞C1