ridicule, mock, scoff, sneer

名詞 ridicule:

1. language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
2. the act of deriding or treating with contempt
   同義詞：derision

動詞 ridicule:

1. subject to laughter or ridicule
   同義詞：roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun

1. The fear of ridicule is a very effective sanction.
   人們不做違法亂紀的事，其中一個重要因素就是怕人恥笑。
2. Scornfully contemptuous ridicule; derision.
   嘲諷責備地鄙視可笑之事; 嘲笑
3. An object of ridicule; a laughingstock.
   有趣之事滑稽可笑的事物; 笑柄
4. To choose such a line of work is to invite ridicule.
   選擇從事這個行業(yè)會惹人嘲笑。

rid.i.cule

n.（名詞）
Words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter at or feelings toward a person or thing:
嘲笑，愚弄：有意激起對某人或某事的蔑視的笑或看不起的感情而說的話或做的事：
例句：
.I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.(Dorothy Parker)
.我知道嘲笑可能是一面盾牌，但他不是一件武器.(多蘿西·帕克)

v.tr.（及物動詞）
rid.i.culed,rid.i.cul.ing,rid.i.cules
To expose to ridicule; make fun of.
嘲弄：使…受嘲笑；取笑

來源：
French
法語
from Latin rodiculum [joke] [from neuter of] rodiculus [laughable] * see ridiculous
源自 拉丁語 rodiculum [笑話] [] 源自rodiculus的中性詞 [可笑的] *參見 ridiculous

【引伸】
rid.icul.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>ridicule,mock,taunt,twit,deride,gibeThese verbs refer to making another the butt of amusement or mirth.
這些動詞意指使別人成為取笑和歡笑的靶子。
Ridicule implies purposeful disparagement:
Ridicule 表示有意的貶損：
例句：
.My father discouraged me by ridiculing my performances. (Benjamin Franklin).Tomock is to poke fun at someone, often by mimicking and caricaturing his or her speech or actions:
.我的父親貶損嘲笑我的表演而使我灰心喪氣. （本杰明·弗蘭克林）。Mock 指開某人的玩笑， 經(jīng)常通過模仿或滑稽地諷刺他的或她的講話或動作：

例句：
.Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort/As if he mock`d himself, and scorn`d his spirit. (Shakespeare).
.他很少笑，笑時又以這樣的神態(tài)/好象是在嘲笑自己并看不起自己的靈魂. （莎士比亞）。

Taunt suggests mocking, insulting, or scornful reproach:
Taunt 表示嘲笑，侮辱或蔑視的指責：
例句：
.taunting him with want of courage to leap into the great pit. (Daniel Defoe).Totwit is to taunt by calling attention to something embarrassing:
.奚落他缺少勇氣跳入大坑. （井尼爾·迪福）。Twit 指通過提及尷尬的事情而奚落：

例句：
.The schoolmaster was twitted about the lady who threw him over. (J.M. Barrie).
.校長因被那位女士拋棄的事而受人嘲笑. (J.M.巴里）。

Deride implies scorn and contempt:
Deride 表明輕視和蔑視：
例句：
Musical snobs often deride the harmonica as a serious instrument. Togibe is to make taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks:
假充在音樂上內(nèi)行的人經(jīng)常嘲笑口琴作為嚴肅樂器的事實。 Gibe 指進行奚落、質(zhì)問或戲弄的評論：

例句：
The child`s classmates gibed at him for his timidity.
這個孩子的同班同學們因為他的膽小而嘲笑他