Scornful is an adjective that means showing or feeling contempt or derision, often directed towards someone or something perceived as inferior or unworthy. It is synonymous with 'contemptuous'.
Scornful is an adjective that means showing or feeling contempt or derision, often directed towards someone or something perceived as inferior or unworthy. It is synonymous with 'contemptuous'.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]轻蔑的；嘲笑的 If you are scornful of someone or something, you show contempt for them.
[oft ADJ of n]
He is deeply scornful of politicians.
他非常看不起政客。
...a scornful simile.
讽喻
scornfully
'I didn't think so,' the judge said scornfully.
“我不这么认为，”法官轻蔑地说。
Oxford
scorn·ful/ˈskɔːnfl; NAmEˈskɔːrnfl/adjectiveshowing or feeling scorn轻蔑的；鄙夷的SYN
contemptuous
◆a scornful laugh轻蔑的冷笑scornfulof sth ◆He was scornful of such ‘female’ activities as cooking.他看不起诸如做饭之类的“女人的”活儿。▶scorn·ful·ly/ˈskɔːnfəli; NAmEˈskɔːrnfəli/adverb◆She laughed scornfully.她轻蔑地大笑。scorn·ful/ˈskɔːnfl; NAmEˈskɔːrnfl/scorn·ful·ly/ˈskɔːnfəli; NAmEˈskɔːrnfəli/