derisory

英[dɪˈraɪsəri]
美[dɪˈraɪsəri]

基本释义

adj.
嘲笑的,嘲弄的

实用例句

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。

柯林斯例句

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?

柯林斯例句

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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英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;

    "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"