fleer

英 [flɪə] 美 [flɪr]
  • vi. 狞笑，讥笑；嘲弄
  • vt. 嘲笑
  • n. 冷嘲，嘲笑；嘲笑挖苦的话
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英文词源

fleer (v.)
"grin mockingly," c. 1400, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare dialectal Norwegian flira "giggle, laugh at nothing," dialectal Danish flire "to grin, sneer, titter"). Transitive sense from 1620s. Related: Fleered; fleering; fleeringly. As a noun from c. 1600.
fleer (n.)
"one who flees," late 14c., agent noun from flee (v.).