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Expressing something is "not worth doing" with 不屑 ("bùxiè")
不屑 bùxiè
VerbStructure
Subject + 不屑(于) + verb/verb phrase
Translations
- says something is beneath doing
Definition
表示认为不值得做，轻视，看不起。
To disdain, to think something is not worth doing, to despise.
Usage
常用于对某事或某人表示不屑一顾的态度，可接动词（常为“于”+动词）或名词。强调主观上的轻视，认为毫无价值或意义。
Often used to express a scornful or contemptuous attitude towards something or someone, can be followed by a verb (often with '于' + verb) or a noun. Emphasizes subjective disdain, considering something worthless or meaningless.
Examples
- 1 她对那些流言蜚语不屑一顾。 (She disdains to pay attention to those rumors.)
- 2 他自视甚高，不屑于做这种琐事。 (He thinks highly of himself and disdains to do such trivial things.)
- 3 对于这种低劣的手段，我们不屑使用。 (We disdain to use such despicable methods.)
- 4 他成绩优异，对作弊行为不屑为之。 (He has excellent grades and disdains to cheat.)
- 5 这种肤浅的观点，我早已不屑争论。 (I've long disdained to argue about such shallow opinions.)
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