disparagingly
adverb
uk /dɪˈspær.ɪ.dʒɪŋ.li/ us /dɪˈsper.ɪ.dʒɪŋ.li/
in a critical or unkind way that shows you do not respect someone or something: 轻蔑地;诋毁性地
She denied they had a relationship but she never spoke disparagingly of him.她否认他们有关系，但她从未对他有过贬低的言论。
She might get what some disparagingly call "a little part-time job." 她可能会得到被一些人不屑一顾称为的“一份小小的兼职”。
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The prosecutor later wrote disaparagingly of the defence attorney's performance in court.
The term "political correctness" has come to be used mockingly or disparagingly.
Women often disparagingly refer to their "saddlebags" - fat deposits on the lower hip and upper thigh.
"How old are you?" he asked disparagingly.
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