disparagingly

基本解釋

If you're at a gathering at which someone mentions your friend disparagingly, defend him or her against gossip or criticism.
儅你在聚會(huì)中聽到別人貶損你的朋友，站出來反駁閑話或者批評(píng)，維護(hù)他或她的權(quán)益。
Earlier generations of players, annoyed that photogenic but sometimes musically illiterate vocalists were getting the attention, would refer disparagingly to female singers as "canaries".
早期樂手對(duì)爵士女聲抱有很大偏見，他們蔑稱這些女性歌手爲(wèi)“金絲雀”——很上鏡，但有些時(shí)候在音樂上根本沒有受過訓(xùn)練。
Some pros disparagingly call such players “ATMs”.
有些職業(yè)選手戯稱那些菜鳥是“自動(dòng)取款機(jī)”。

So whenever my editorial friends speak disparagingly of Rupert, I usually say nothing.
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