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snobbish   [ˋsnɑbɪʃ]  adv

原句:I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth.

1. behaving in a way that shows you think you are better than other people

詞類變化:snobbishly (adverb)

decency   [ˋdisnsɪ]   noun

原句:I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth.

1. behaviour that is moral, good, reasonable

Ex. No one with any sense decency can ignore their request for help.

2. standards of behaviour that are generally considered to be good

片語:have the decency to do sth

Ex. You might at least have the decency to say you're sorry!

riotous  [ˋraɪətəs]  adjective

原句:I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart.

1. very likely and noisy

Ex. She burst into riotous laughter.

2. behaving in a noisy and violent way

Ex. The crowd was becoming riotous.

詞類變化: riotously   (adverb)

              riotousness  (noun[U])

exempt  [ɪgˋzɛmpt]

原句:Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction — Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.

1. allowed to ignore something such as a rule, obligation, or payment

<adj>

Ex. Currently,developing nations are exempt from certain restrictions on carbon emissions.

<noun>

Ex. The law will exempt people over the age of 60.

scorn  [skɔrn] 

<noun[U]>

1. a feeling that someone or something is not good enough to deserve your approval or respect

Ex. He had nothing but scorn for the opinions of others.

片語: hear/pour scorn on sb/sth:to criticize someone or something severely and in a way that shows you think they deserve no respect

Ex. Both candidates have heaped scorn on the budget agreement.

<verb>

1. to treat someone or something as if they do not deserve iyour approval or respect

Ex. Since she moved to the city, she scorns what she calls our provincial ways.

2. if someone scorns to do something, they are not willing to do or accept something because they believe it is stupid, unreasonable, or not good enough for them

Ex. He scorned to stoop to such tactics.