contempt的意思

基本释义

• n 轻蔑；藐视；受辱

  a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect

例句

1. The public is treated with contempt by broadcasters.

   公众受到了节目主持人的轻蔑对待。

2. How could she have loved a man who so clearly held her in contempt ?

   她怎么会爱上一个明显看不起她的男人呢？

3. 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。

4. Her contempt for foreigners was obvious.

   她对外国人的蔑视显而易见。

短语

• contempt of court 蔑视法庭；对法院的藐视罪
• in contempt of 不顾；不把…放在眼里；藐视
• beneath contempt 卑鄙到极点的

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英英释义

noun 1. a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body 2. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous Synonym: disrespect 3. open disrespect for a person or thing Synonym: scorn 4. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike e.g. he was held in contempt the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary Synonym: disdainscorndespite

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