1640s, "characterized by or appropriate to dismissal;" from dismiss + -ive. Meaning "contemptuous, rejecting" is recorded by 1922. Related: Dismissively.
双语例句
1. Her voice will drop to a dismissive whisper.
她会把声音压低，轻蔑地低语。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They were sneeringly dismissive.
他们态度轻蔑，不屑一顾。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He made a dismissive gesture. "Suit yourself."
他做了一个很不屑的手势。“随你便。”
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4. Her manner was coldly dismissive.
她态度冷淡,不屑一顾.
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5. Mr Jones was dismissive of the report, saying it was riddled with inaccuracies.
