flout 英 [flaʊt] 美 [flaʊt]
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名著用例
Rebelliously she leaned her elbows on the counter and looked at the crowd, flouting Mammy’s oft-repeated admonition against leaning on elbows and making them ugly and wrinkled.
她心怀敌意地撑着两肘倚立在柜台内观望人群，尽管嬷嬷经常告诫她这种姿势会把肘子磨皱和扭歪的。
出自美国作家玛格丽特·米切尔（Margaret Mitchell）创作的长篇小说《飘》（Gone with the Wind）。该小说在1937年获得普利策奖，是玛格丽特·米切尔在世时出版的唯一一部作品。不但它成为美国史上最为畅销的小说之一，而且由这部小说所改编的同名电影《乱世佳人》也成为影史上不朽的经典。
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基本释义
[verb] openly disregard (a rule, law or convention)
[动词] 公然无视（规定、法律或惯例）
深入解读
在 小词详解 | flaunt 中小站提到 flaunt 的词源不详，可能是 flout 或 vaunt （吹嘘、自负）的变体。而 flout 一词的词源也不详，有说法认为是源自中古荷兰语 fluyten （吹长笛；嘲笑、嘲弄），所以 flout 过去也用来表示“嘲笑、嘲弄”。
但现在 flout 主要指“公然藐视、无视或轻视”既有的规定、法律或惯例等，强调拒绝承认其权威、效力或合理性，比如：
- 许多骑摩托车的人无视新颁布的法律，不戴头盔。
Many motorcyclists flout the newly enacted law by not wearing helmets. - 这只最具颠覆性的管弦乐队决定一改传统，在音乐会上穿日常服装。
The most subversive orchestra decided to flout convention, and wear their everyday clothes for the concert.
外刊例句
- Most bosses complain of being slaves to short-term profit targets. Yet a few flout the orthodoxy in flamboyant fashion.
大多数老板都抱怨自己成了短期利润目标的奴隶，不过却有少数人趾高气扬地公然无视这一正统目标。
——《经济学人》 - Their romance operandi — hooking up and hanging out — flouts the golden rule of what makes marriages and love work: emotional vulnerability.
他们的恋爱方式——先勾搭，再厮混——完全无视促成美满婚姻和幸福爱情的金科玉律：情感的脆弱性。
——《纽约时报》
深度学习
flout (rhymes with out) This verb describes the action of ignoring a law or rule (or something similar) with no sense of embarrassment. Don’t con-fuse this word with flaunt —“to show off.”
- Despite the arrogant politician’s flouting of the custom of showing respect to one’s opponent, he triumphed in the election.
- The lottery winner flaunted his winnings with the purchase of a bright-red sports car.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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flout（与out押韵）这个动词描述了无视法律或规则（或类似的东西）而没有尴尬感的行为。不要把这个词和炫耀混为一谈——“炫耀”
- 尽管这位傲慢的政客蔑视尊重对手的习俗，他还是在选举中获胜。
- 这位彩票中奖者以购买一辆亮红色跑车来炫耀自己的奖金。
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常见短语
“flout” 这个单词的中文解释是 “蔑视” 或者 “公然违反”。
以下是包含 “flout” 这个词的50个短语，每个短语都附有中文解释：
- flout the rules – 蔑视规则
- flout the law – 公然违法
- flout authority – 藐视权威
- flout convention – 不遵守习俗
- flout tradition – 轻视传统
- flout regulations – 公然违反法规
- flout norms – 蔑视规范
- flout expectations – 不顾预期
- flout the guidelines – 公然违背指导方针
- flout social norms – 蔑视社会规范
- flout ethical standards – 公然违反伦理标准
- flout safety rules – 蔑视安全规定
- flout moral principles – 公然违背道德原则
- flout decency – 不顾体面
- flout the agreement – 公然违反协议
- flout the treaty – 藐视条约
- flout international law – 公然违反国际法
- flout diplomatic norms – 蔑视外交规范
- flout environmental regulations – 公然违反环保法规
- flout financial rules – 蔑视财务规定
- flout academic integrity – 公然违反学术诚信
- flout company policies – 蔑视公司政策
- flout professional ethics – 公然违背职业道德
- flout industry standards – 蔑视行业标准
- flout copyright laws – 公然侵犯版权法
- flout privacy rules – 蔑视隐私规定
- flout security measures – 公然违反安全措施
- flout traffic regulations – 蔑视交通规则
- flout tax laws – 公然违反税法
- flout trade agreements – 藐视贸易协定
- flout human rights – 蔑视人权
- flout labor laws – 公然违反劳工法
- flout immigration rules – 蔑视移民规则
- flout consumer protection laws – 公然违反消费者保护法
- flout health and safety regulations – 蔑视健康与安全规定
- flout advertising guidelines – 公然违反广告指南
- flout data privacy rules – 蔑视数据隐私规定
- flout internet regulations – 公然违反互联网规定
- flout competition laws – 蔑视竞争法
- flout environmental laws – 公然违反环境法
- flout antitrust regulations – 蔑视反垄断法规
- flout export controls – 公然违反出口管制
- flout consumer rights – 蔑视消费者权益
- flout food safety regulations – 公然违反食品安全规定
- flout product standards – 蔑视产品标准
- flout advertising regulations – 公然违反广告法规
- flout copyright protections – 蔑视版权保护
- flout workplace policies – 公然违反工作场所政策
- flout dress code – 轻视着装规定
- flout traffic laws – 公然违反交通法
同近义词
disdain: consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration
defy: openly resist or refuse to obey
scorn: reject (something) in a contemptuous way
