scornful
scornful — 形容詞
- scornfulpositive
- more scornfulcomparative
- most scornfulsuperlative
1. expressing a clear opinion that someone or something is worthless, unimportant,
輕蔑的
對他人或事物表現輕視鄙夷的態度
expressing a clear opinion that someone or something is worthless, unimportant, or not worthy of serious attention
The inspector gave the flawed report a scornful look before tossing it aside.
檢查員用輕蔑的眼神看了一眼那份錯誤百出的報告，然後把它扔到一旁。
scornful look — collocation with nouns of expression
Salma's scornful tone made it clear she had no respect for the proposal.
Salma 輕蔑的語氣清楚地表明她完全不尊重那個提案。
scornful tone — common collocation
Kofi was openly scornful of the idea that hard work alone guarantees success.
Kofi 對「只要努力就能成功」這種想法公開表示輕蔑。
scornful of [noun phrase] — standard preposition pattern
Several scornful comments about her accent left Jenna feeling humiliated.
好幾句對她口音充滿輕蔑的評論讓 Jenna 感覺很受傷。
Quan let out a short scornful laugh when he heard the lame excuse.
Quan 聽到那個拙劣的藉口時，發出一聲短促而輕蔑的冷笑。
- scornful look
- scornful tone
- scornful laugh
- scornful remark
- scornful glance
- scornful of
- contemptuous
slightly more intense; suggests moral disgust rather than simple dismissal
- disdainful
often implies a feeling of superiority; someone who is disdainful acts as if something is beneath them
- dismissive
less emotional; suggests refusing to take something seriously rather than active contempt
- sneering
describes the facial expression or tone, often with a curl of the lip
- respectful
showing admiration and consideration
- admiring
expressing approval and high regard
- approving
showing agreement or a positive view
用法筆記
The most common prepositional construction is scornful of [something/someone], though scornful toward [someone] also occurs in formal writing. The adjective typically modifies nouns that describe facial expressions, tone of voice, or reactions — look, tone, laugh, remark, glance, smile.