摘要:“Ridicule”源自中古法语“ridicule”,意为“可笑的”或“滑稽的”,进一步追溯至拉丁语“ridiculus”,意为“可笑的”。这个词最早于14世纪进入英语,最初表示“相声”或“滑稽剧”,后来逐渐演变为表示嘲笑或讽刺。
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ridicule
英 ['rɪdɪkjuːl] 美 ['rɪdɪkjuːl]
n.嘲笑;愚弄;笑柄 v.嘲笑;愚弄
◉Etymology
“Ridicule”源自中古法语“ridicule”,意为“可笑的”或“滑稽的”,进一步追溯至拉丁语“ridiculus”,意为“可笑的”。这个词最早于14世纪进入英语,最初表示“相声”或“滑稽剧”,后来逐渐演变为表示嘲笑或讽刺。
◉外刊例句
① 《纽约时报》, 2023-10-15
Critics have been quick to ridicule the politician’s proposals as unrealistic.
批评家们迅速嘲笑这位政客的提议是不切实际的。
② 《经济学人》, 2023-09-28
The comedian used ridicule to highlight the absurdity of the situation.
这位喜剧演员用嘲笑来突出这种情况的荒谬性。
◉经典名著
① 《傲慢与偏见》(Pride and Prejudice), 简·奥斯汀, 1813
Darcy initially ridiculed Elizabeth’s family for their lack of social graces.
达西最初因为伊丽莎白的家庭缺乏社交礼仪而嘲笑他们。
② 《悲惨世界》(Les Misérables), 维克多·雨果, 1862
The character Jean Valjean is often subjected to ridicule due to his past.
角色让·瓦尔让经常因为他的过去而受到嘲笑。
◉Usage Examples
(1) To choose such a line of work is to invite ridicule.
(2) Her conduct subjected her to public ridicule.
(3) He is the object of ridicule among his classmates.
(4) His conduct subjected him to public ridicule.
(5) When the Unbelievers see thee, they treat thee not except with ridicule.
(6) He had become inured to ridicule.
(7) It is shallow of you to ridiculeabstract art.
(8) Those who ridicule others will be punished in return.
(1) 选择从事这个行业会惹人嘲笑。
(2) 她的行为使她受众人嘲笑。
(3) 他常常是班里同学愚弄的对象。
(4) 他的行为使他成为公众的笑柄。
(5) 当不信道者看见你的时候,他们只把你当作笑柄。
(6) 他已受惯了他人的讥笑。
(7) 你嘲笑抽象艺术不免失之浅薄。
(8) 经常愚弄别人的人迟早会得到报应的。
◉Usage Notes
When you ridicule someone, you mock or make fun of them. They become the object of your ridicule or mockery. Your bad behavior might bring ridicule on your parents, who raised you to know better.
The word ridicule is related to ridiculous. If you ridicule a friend, you try to make them look ridiculous. But now that isn't very friendly! Both words come from the Latin redire which means to laugh. When you are ridiculed, you are made a laughing stock, but being the object of ridicule is never funny.
1. [VERB 动词]嘲笑;奚落;嘲弄 If you ridicule someone or ridicule their ideas or beliefs, you make fun of them in an unkind way. [V n]
① I admired her all the more for allowing them to ridicule her and never striking back...
她能听任他们嘲笑却从不还击,这让我更加敬佩她。
② I don't think his faith should be ridiculed.
我认为不应该嘲笑他的信仰。
2. [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]嘲笑;奚落;嘲弄 If someone or something is an object of ridicule or is held up to ridicule, someone makes fun of them in an unkind way.
① As a heavy child, she became the object of ridicule from classmates...
由于体胖,她成了班上同学嘲笑的对象。
② The process of judicial selection was held up to ridicule...
司法选举的过程成为了笑柄。
③ Davis was subjected to public ridicule.
戴维斯受到了众人的奚落。
来源:学无用的英语