Front | contempt |
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Pron | [kən'tempt] |
Back | 【CONTEMPT】 We feel contempt for a liar or a thief. 我们对说谎者和贼感到轻视。 【重点词汇】 contempt v. 轻视 adj. contemptible |
Vocab | contemptlack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Reserve the noun contempt for an extreme lack of respect: a food snob has nothing but contempt for mass-produced burgers and fries at a fast-food joint. Contempt has nothing to do with the verb condemn, despite the similarity in sound and meaning; it is from Latin temnere "to despise," and if you despise someone, you have contempt for them. It's a harsh term and should be used with care; it's stronger than either disdain or scorn. It suggests you find someone or something utterly worthless. That food snob might say the words "Big Mac" or "Whopper" with a voice dripping in contempt. All forms of 'contempt' will appear on average once every 154 pages. contempt contemptuous contemptuously contemptuousness |
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