這個拼法是2個不同的字· 2 words spelled “scoff”
- 1scoff · mock, laugh at嘲笑；嗤之以鼻Picture a laugh that is pushed out at someone rather than shared with them.
- 2
scoff · mock, laugh at
verb, nounPicture a laugh that is pushed out at someone rather than shared with them. The chin lifts a little, the breath comes out through the nose, and the message is: your idea is beneath me. Nothing here is warm. The laugh is being used the way a hand is used to push a door shut, and the person on the other side of it knows exactly what it means.
From the word’s history
From Middle English scof, skof, probably of North Germanic origin; compare Old Norse skaup and Old Frisian skof 'insult, shame'.
來自中古英語 scof、skof，可能是北歐語系傳來的；可以比較古諾斯語 skaup 和古弗里西語 skof（羞辱、恥辱）。這條線索說明這個字從一開始就不是單純的「笑」，而是帶著讓人難堪的成分，跟今天的語氣完全接得上。
Wiktionary, "scoff" (etymology 1)
scoff · eat quickly
verbA different word that happens to be spelled the same. Picture a plate that was full a moment ago and is now empty, and one person still chewing. The whole picture is speed: the food went in fast and there is none left. Nobody is being laughed at here.
From the word’s history
A variant, attested since the mid nineteenth century, of scaff, of uncertain origin; compare scarf 'eat quickly'.
這是 scaff 的變體，十九世紀中葉起有紀錄，來源並不確定；可以比較同樣表示「快速吃掉」的 scarf。也就是說，它跟「嘲笑」那個 scoff 只是碰巧同形，並不是同一個字延伸出來的意思。
Wiktionary, "scoff" (etymology 2)