derisory
adj. 嘲笑的；可笑的；少得可怜的
近义词：caustic，derisive，laughable，ridiculous，pitiful，insulting，contemptible，mean，pathetic，inadequate，idiotic，ludicrous，absurd，preposterous，nonsensical，cockeyed，
英英释义
Adjective
- 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"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- In the first, which Carr sent to Rosenfeld the next week, he called the offer "derisory."在一开始
- 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。