英语单词

derisory是什么意思

derisory

英 [dɪ'raɪs(ə)rɪ; -z-] 美 [dɪ'raɪsəri]
  • adj. 嘲弄的;嘲笑的

英文词源


derisory (adj.)
1610s, from Latin derisorius, from derisor "derider," agent noun from deridere (see deride).

双语例句


1. She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money.
在我看来,她得到的报酬真是少得可怜。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Were the contracts that were offered to the players as derisory as we have been led to believe?
合同里给球员开出的薪水真如想要我们相信的那样低得可笑吗?

来自柯林斯例句

3. Few non - Japanese investors own yen cash or bonds, and central bank holdings are similarly derisory.
很少有外国投资者持有日元现金或债券, 各国央行的持有量也同样少得可怜.

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