(of a question) be beneath contempt; not worth answering ❍ 孔乙己看着问他的人，显出～的神气。他们便接着说道：“你怎的连半个秀才也捞不到呢？” (鲁迅《呐喊·孔乙己》22) When Kong looked as if such a question were beneath contempt,they would continue:“How is it you never passed even the lowest official examination?”