derisory

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◎ 单词释义

adj.嘲笑的;可笑的;少得可怜的

Adjective:

    incongruous;inviting ridicule;

    "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"

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derisory的用法及例句:

What would appear to them a derisory sum might be of importance to a poet.