英语词汇“derisory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

derisory

(dɪraɪzəri )

1. adjective

If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering. [disapproval]

She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money.

Were the contracts that were offered to the players as derisory as we have been led to believe?

Synonyms: ridiculous, insulting, outrageous, ludicrous

2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Derisory means the same as derisive.

...derisory remarks about the police.

单词	derisory
释义	derisory (dɪraɪzəri ) 1. adjective If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering. [disapproval] She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money. Were the contracts that were offered to the players as derisory as we have been led to believe? Synonyms: ridiculous, insulting, outrageous, ludicrous 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Derisory means the same as derisive. ...derisory remarks about the police.
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