弘扬国学 · 传承文化

flout

英 [flaʊt] 美 [flaʊt]

解释

n. 嘲笑；轻视；愚弄
vt. 嘲笑；藐视；愚弄
vi. 嘲笑；表示轻蔑

※ 提供单词"flout"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

flout 藐视

词源不详。可能来自flute, 笛子，长笛。原指吹笛的人，引申词义藐视，瞧不起。可能是来自人们心目中艺术家的清冷，高傲。

英文词源

flout (v.): "treat with disdain or contempt" (transitive), 1550s, intransitive sense "mock, jeer, scoff" is from 1570s; of uncertain origin; perhaps a special use of Middle English flowten "to play the flute" (compare Middle Dutch fluyten "to play the flute," also "to jeer"). Related: Flouted; flouting.

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例句和用法

1. Motorists regularly flout the law .: 驾车者经常无视法律。

2. No one can flout the rules and get away with it.: 谁也不能违反这些规则而不被处分.

3. Timeshare companies also come in for a rap as they continue to flout the rules.: 各分时度假公司也受到了批评，因为他们一直违反相关规则。

4. Meanwhile, corruption flourishes, and local officials openly flout environmental laws and regulations.: 与此同时, 腐败盛行, 地方官员公然蔑视环境保护法和相关规章制度.

5. Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.: (许多机车骑士故意不戴安全帽表示藐视法令. )