ridicule

あざ笑う、ばかにする

人や物事を愚かに見せるように、意地悪く笑ったりばかにしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way that makes them seem foolish.

• They ridiculed my idea.
• She was ridiculed for her unusual clothes.
• Why do you ridicule people who disagree with you?

使い方： ridicule someone/something for something (The boys ridiculed him for his accent.)

類義語： mock, make fun of, laugh at

よく使う表現： ridicule someone, ridicule an idea, publicly ridicule someone

嘲笑、あざけり

人や物事を愚かに見せる、意地悪な笑いや言葉。

やさしい英語で： Unkind laughter or comments that make someone or something seem foolish.

• His suggestion met with ridicule.
• She feared public ridicule.
• The strange rule became an object of ridicule.

使い方： ridicule of someone/something (Their ridicule of his work was cruel.)

類義語： mockery, derision

よく使う表現： public ridicule, face ridicule, object of ridicule