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单词 dismissive
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Definition of dismissive in English:

dismissive

adjective dɪsˈmɪsɪvdɪsˈmɪsɪv
  • Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration.

    不屑一顾的;拒绝考虑的

    monetarist theory is dismissive of the need to control local spending

    货币主义理论对需要控制地方支出的说法嗤之以鼻。

    his dismissive attitude towards women left him isolated

    他对女人不屑一顾的态度使他处境孤立。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And did you feel that your colleagues were being dismissive of you because of that?
    • I don't remember buying it, she said with a dismissive flick of the wrist.
    • The dismissive attitude was previously the star quality of the north.
    • The same sort of dismissive attitude is evident in response to the latest findings.
    • Miss Regan complained to the manager but said he was dismissive of her complaint and walked off while she was still talking to him.
    • It's much easier to be hyperbolic, or dismissive, or to give up trying to make judgments and just stick to writing lists.
    • I've been watching all this California stuff with a really dismissive attitude.
    • I think the dismissive way people have been dealt with is a disgrace.
    • He denied the trust had been dismissive towards Mr Blackbird and his family.
    • He is dismissive of the tyranny of email, pagers and mobile phones.
    • Yet overall, the summer school flaunted a dismissive attitude toward folk history.
    • Vivek says that some senior professors have been dismissive of their ideas.
    • Such a dismissive and negative view of these two giants isn't fair, of course.
    • I tried explaining my feud with the waiter, but Jennifer was dismissive.
    • The sceptical scribe answered in the negative; Palmer was annoyed at the dismissive response.
    • He was dismissive of his television work, saying it had paid the rent and bought the groceries, and was now behind him.
    • Both Dodge and Hollis were sceptical of the worth of intervention and dismissive towards the coalition.
    • Woodward, you can also gather, wouldn't have been so dismissive if England had been on the receiving end.
    • She is dismissive of talk that the island is any less deserving of public support than any other community in Scotland.
    • Some of the regulars are dismissive and civilians don't view them with the same respect as they do the full-timers.
    Synonyms
    contemptuous, disdainful, scornful, sneering, snide, scathing, disparaging, negative, unenthusiastic, offhand, perfunctory
    informal sniffy, snotty
    rare dimissory

Derivatives

  • dismissiveness

  • noun
    • And while I've been quite vocal in my dismissiveness about graphic design's power to save the world, I briefly found renewed hope yesterday in this feisty, if frustrating campaign season.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is another example not only of dismissiveness of the lesser code, but insensitive timing also.
      • ‘What I see is a familiar pattern of awareness, but also dismissiveness,’ he says.
      • But I do think that the fascination, condemnation, and dismissiveness of a lot of the talk about it speaks to the misogyny of our culture.
      • Airy dismissiveness can be an effective weapon.

Definition of dismissive in US English:

dismissive

adjectivedɪsˈmɪsɪvdisˈmisiv
  • Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration.

    不屑一顾的;拒绝考虑的

    he is too dismissive of the importance of the industrialists
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of the regulars are dismissive and civilians don't view them with the same respect as they do the full-timers.
    • She is dismissive of talk that the island is any less deserving of public support than any other community in Scotland.
    • Vivek says that some senior professors have been dismissive of their ideas.
    • Yet overall, the summer school flaunted a dismissive attitude toward folk history.
    • I've been watching all this California stuff with a really dismissive attitude.
    • I don't remember buying it, she said with a dismissive flick of the wrist.
    • I tried explaining my feud with the waiter, but Jennifer was dismissive.
    • I think the dismissive way people have been dealt with is a disgrace.
    • Both Dodge and Hollis were sceptical of the worth of intervention and dismissive towards the coalition.
    • Such a dismissive and negative view of these two giants isn't fair, of course.
    • He was dismissive of his television work, saying it had paid the rent and bought the groceries, and was now behind him.
    • The same sort of dismissive attitude is evident in response to the latest findings.
    • And did you feel that your colleagues were being dismissive of you because of that?
    • Woodward, you can also gather, wouldn't have been so dismissive if England had been on the receiving end.
    • He denied the trust had been dismissive towards Mr Blackbird and his family.
    • The sceptical scribe answered in the negative; Palmer was annoyed at the dismissive response.
    • He is dismissive of the tyranny of email, pagers and mobile phones.
    • It's much easier to be hyperbolic, or dismissive, or to give up trying to make judgments and just stick to writing lists.
    • Miss Regan complained to the manager but said he was dismissive of her complaint and walked off while she was still talking to him.
    • The dismissive attitude was previously the star quality of the north.
    Synonyms
    contemptuous, disdainful, scornful, sneering, snide, scathing, disparaging, negative, unenthusiastic, offhand, perfunctory
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