be laughed out of court

相關詞: laugh

成語

Definition

  1. To be dismissed or rejected as too ridiculous or impractical to be taken seriously, particularly in a legal setting.

    (尤指法庭)被認為荒謬而不被重視

    • Their argument was laughed out of court because it was completely unsupported by evidence.

      他們的論點因為完全沒有證據支持而被嘲笑駁回。

    • If he tries to bring that lawsuit to court, his case will likely be laughed out of court.

      如果他試圖把那起訴訟帶上法庭,他的案子很可能會被嘲笑駁回。

    • Her theory was laughed out of court by the experts because it was too unrealistic.

      她的理論因為太不現實而被專家們嘲笑駁回。