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单词 dismissive
释义

dismissive

adjective

dis·​mis·​sive dis-ˈmi-siv How to pronounce dismissive (audio)
: serving to dismiss or reject someone or something : having or showing a disdainful attitude toward someone or something regarded as unworthy of serious attention
He responded to the question with a dismissive wave.
In the past, Westerberg had been dismissive of Bob's playing, but he says relistening to the early records gave him a new perspective. Bob Weir
dismissively adverb
Writer Tom Fontana's violent, realistic drama debuted five years ago and uninitiated viewers still dismissively call it "that prison show on HBO." Ian Rothkerch
These are not people who speak dismissively of the brain's capabilities. Brad Leithauser
dismissiveness noun
The work of feminist scholars, both individually and collectively, has been greeted in some quarters with impatience, irritation, dismissiveness, even contempt. Cullen Murphy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When presented with these concerns from the company, this person has continually been dismissive, defensive, and often abusive. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2022 Resist the urge to be defensive, dismissive, or rationalize. Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes, 26 May 2021 Or were the young male cooks too dismissive of a woman who had spent years traveling the many regions of Mexico and knew that there was more than one way to make a tamale? Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022 Trump himself was largely dismissive of the threat and denigrated mask-wearing, which was one of the only effective public health measures before vaccines against Covid-19 became available. Peter Bergen, CNN, 21 July 2022 Critics have been largely dismissive of the film, which has netted a Rotten Tomatoes score of 38% from top critics. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 July 2022 There’s another Asian student in the workshop who is particularly dismissive of the narrator’s work. Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 It was revealed that records were falsified and, as has been widely reported, state officials revealed themselves to be utterly dismissive of the concerns of the actual residents. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2022 The medical and scientific communities were similarly dismissive. John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

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