askance
askance
[əˈskans, əˈskɑːns]
(亦作 askant -ˈskant, -ˈskɑːnt)
adverb
[əˈskans, əˈskɑːns]
(亦作 askant -ˈskant, -ˈskɑːnt)
adverb
- with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval
态度怀疑(或不赞成）的；表情怀疑(或不赞成）地
the reformers looked askance at the mystical tradition.
改革者对那种不可理解的传统观念持怀疑态度。
a waiter looked askance at his jeans.
服务员带着轻蔑的神情看着他的牛仔服。
- late 15th cent.: of unknown origin
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