deride

KK [dɪˋraɪd] /dɪˈɹaɪd/

de- 向下、除去+ride 笑→向下笑展開

de-: 字首; 向下、除去
ride: 字根; 笑

字面：向下笑

居高臨下地笑人 → 嘲笑、譏諷。

動詞

1
嘲笑、譏諷、訕笑正式
Critics derided the new policy as shortsighted and unworkable.
評論者譏諷這項新政策既短視又行不通。
2
貶為、被說成常用被動
His early paintings were derided as childish scribbles.
他早期的畫作被貶為幼稚的塗鴉。