contempt

英 [kən'tempt] 美 [kən'tempt]

• n. 轻视；轻蔑

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]轻视,轻蔑

   despite; disdain; disgrace

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 耻辱，屈辱，丢脸，沾污（名誉），不光彩
2. 轻蔑，藐视，鄙视，轻视，看不起，瞧不起
3. 【律】藐视（Contempt of court）
4. 不管，不顾，不在乎
5. 鄙夷，鄙薄，鄙夷不屑，自高自大

v. 动词

1. 鄙视，轻视，蔑视

英英释义

Noun:

1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike;

   "he was held in contempt"
   "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
   

2. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

3. open disrespect for a person or thing

4. a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Her gesture was indicative of contempt.
   她的动作表示轻视。
2. Such behaviour is beneath contempt.
   这种行为令人不齿。
3. They showed nothing but contempt for him.
   他们对他轻蔑已极。
4. Her behavior underlined her contempt for him.
   她的态度清楚地表示了对他的轻蔑。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. They would often look at us with unmistakable contempt.
   他们惯用明白无误的轻蔑眼光打量我们。
2. Her contempt for foreigners was obvious.
   她对外国人的蔑视显而易见。

经典引文

• A true woman's contempt for consistency.

  出自： P. G. Wodehouse

• She said it dismissively and with contempt.

  出自： C. P. Snow

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

bring into contempt

使丢尽面子 make sb lose his face
bring sb into contempt
Such behavior will bring you into contempt.

这样的行为会使你丢人现眼。

hold〔have〕 in contempt

轻视,认为…不屑一顾 despise
hold〔have〕 sb in contempt
I hold those fools in utter contempt.

我根本瞧不起那些蠢货。

in contempt of

对…不屑一顾 disregarding anything

词汇搭配

• contempt of court 蔑视法庭
• in contempt of 不顾
• fall into contempt 被人看不起,丢脸...
• bring into contempt 使受人鄙视
• hold in contempt 轻视
• have in contempt 轻视
• Familiarity breeds contempt. 熟悉了就会觉得很平常...
• self-contempt 自我轻视
• hold someone in contempt 鄙视某人,看不起某人...
• beneath contempt 卑鄙之极, 不值一理...
• have someone in contempt 鄙视某人,看不起某人...
• bring contempt upon oneself 自取其辱,自讨没趣...

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的contemptus，意为轻视。

近反义词

【近义词】

• neglect
• scorn
• slight

【反义词】

• respect