disdainful

[US]/dɪs'deɪnfʊl/
[UK]/dɪs'denfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 輕蔑的

Example Sentences

He is disdainful of danger.

他藐視危險。

He’s disdainful of anyone from America.

美洲來的人他都瞧不起。

with a last disdainful look, she turned towards the door.

她倨傲地看了最後一眼,轉身朝門口走去。

she gave him a disdainful glance

她鄙視地看了他一眼

a disdainful attitude towards authority

對權威持鄙視態度

he spoke in a disdainful tone

他以鄙視的口吻說話

to cast a disdainful eye on someone

對某人投以鄙視的目光

she looked at him disdainfully

她鄙視地看着他

a disdainful dismissal of his ideas

對他的想法持鄙視的否定

Real-world Examples

He had bowed to Malfoy, who was now patting his beak, looking disdainful.

它對馬爾福鞠了躬,馬爾福正拍它的喙,一副嫌惡的樣子。

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor.

奢華也不必抱以輕蔑的冷笑傾聽窮苦人短暫平樸的記錄。

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

" You are raving, " said Professor McGonagall, superbly disdainful. " Potter, that concludes our careers consultation."

“你在胡說八道。”麥格教授極爲輕蔑地說,“波特,我們的就業諮詢談話結束了。”

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

She glared up at him through heavily lidded eyes, an arrogant, disdainful smile playing around her thin mouth.

她厚眼皮下的眼睛瞪着他,薄嘴脣上浮現出一絲高傲的、輕蔑的微笑。

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Just as importantly, he was disdainful.

同樣重要的是, 他很不屑。

Source: Financial Times Podcast

Be nice, polite, but not in any way disdainful to those coarse persons.

要友善、有禮貌, 但不要以任何方式蔑視那些粗魯的人。

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

The young knight gave him a disdainful smile. Is there?

年輕騎士對他輕蔑地一笑。" 是嗎?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones (Bilingual Edition)

They had watching and waiting eyes, patient and careful eyes, cool disdainful eyes, cops' eyes.

他們有觀察和等待的眼神, 有耐心和小心的眼神, 有冷酷不屑的眼神, 有警察的眼神。

Source: The Long Farewell (Part 1)

And Jo gave a disdainful shrug as the rest laughed at Laurie's matter-of-fact tone.

喬輕蔑地聳了聳肩,其他人都在嘲笑勞裏實事求是的語氣。

Source: "Little Women" original version

His noble and yet simple eyes immediately assumed a slightly disdainful expression.

高貴而古樸的眸子頓時帶着幾分不屑。

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

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