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Contemptuous Kənˈtemptʃuəs Kənˈtemptʃuəsli Respect Contemptuously Openly Gave Con·Temp·Tu·Ous

Contemptuous is an adjective describing someone or something that shows a lack of respect or disdain. It can be used similarly to 'scornful'.

Contemptuous is an adjective describing someone or something that shows a lack of respect or disdain. It can be used similarly to 'scornful'.

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/kənte̱mptʃuəs/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]蔑视的;藐视的;鄙视的 If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  • He was contemptuous of private farmers...

    他看不起私营农场主。

  • He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties...

    他公然蔑视各大党派。

  • She gave a contemptuous little laugh.

    她鄙夷地轻轻笑了笑。

contemptuously
  • 'A deal!' she said contemptuously, 'I hate all deals.'

    “交易!”她鄙夷地说,“我厌恶一切交易。”


Oxford con·temp·tu·ous / kənˈtemptʃuəs ; NAmE kənˈtemptʃuəs / adjective feeling or showing that you have no respect for sb/sth 蔑视的;鄙视的;表示轻蔑的 SYN
scornful
She gave him a contemptuous look. 她鄙夷地看了他一眼。 contemptuousof sb/sth He was contemptuous of everything I did. 他看不起我做的一切。 con·temp·tu·ous·ly / kənˈtemptʃuəsli ; NAmE kənˈtemptʃuəsli / adverb to laugh contemptuously 轻蔑地大笑
con·temp·tu·ous / kənˈtemptʃuəs ; NAmE kənˈtemptʃuəs / con·temp·tu·ous·ly / kənˈtemptʃuəsli ; NAmE kənˈtemptʃuəsli /
LDC
contemptuouscon‧temp‧tu‧ous /kənˈtemptʃuəs/ adjective
Examples
Collocations
showing that you think someone or something deserves no respect SYN  scornful:  a contemptuous glancecontemptuous of He was openly contemptuous of his father.contemptuously adverb
WDF

contemptuous

[kənˈtemptʃuəs]

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ADJ30556
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Spoken:

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轻蔑的(63%),轻视的(26%),瞧不起的(11%)
adj.轻蔑的;侮辱的

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