区别辨析ridicule、mock、scoff与sneer

ridicule、mock、scoff与sneer这些动词均含“嘲笑”之意。

ridicule : 多指有意地用言语对戏弄某人,以使之显得渺小,不重要。此种嘲笑善意恶意均可。

  • I admired her all the more for allowing them to ridicule her and never striking back.
    她能听任他们嘲笑却从不还击,这让我更加敬佩她。

mock : 指一种挖苦的,带挑衅性的嘲笑。

  • The beautiful weather seemed to mock them.
    阳光明媚的天气似乎在嘲弄他们。
    ——《哈利·波特与混血王子》(Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

scoff : 指对一般受到尊重的事物的嘲笑。

  • Don't scoff─she's absolutely right.
    别嘲笑她——她绝对正确。

sneer : 指除了用讽刺言语讥笑外还带轻蔑的表情。(拓展学习:小词详解 | sneer

  • 他嘲笑好以反问答问的人。
    He sneered at people who liked to retort a question by another question.