1640s, "characterized by or appropriate to dismissal;" from dismiss + -ive. Meaning "contemptuous, rejecting" is recorded by 1922. Related: Dismissively.
雙語例句
1. Her voice will drop to a dismissive whisper.
她會把聲音壓低，輕蔑地低語。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They were sneeringly dismissive.
他們態度輕蔑，不屑一顧。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He made a dismissive gesture. "Suit yourself."
他做了一個很不屑的手勢。“隨你便。”
來自柯林斯例句
4. Her manner was coldly dismissive.
她態度冷淡,不屑一顧.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Mr Jones was dismissive of the report, saying it was riddled with inaccuracies.