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Contempt Scratch 6362.Contempt 英 Kən'tem(p)t]美 Kən'tɛmpt 释义 N

正面 6362.contempt
英 [kən'tem(p)t]美 [kən'tɛmpt]

背面
释义:
n. 轻视,蔑视;耻辱
例句:
1. Mr. Kelly was sentenced to six months in prison for contempt.凯利先生因藐视法庭被判6个月监禁。

1. rat 老鼠 ch 吃 东西时用爪子抓、刮。2. scratch one's head 抓头。3. skyscraper => scrape => scratch ( p tch ).
contempt 蔑视来自contemn, 蔑视。-pt, 过去分词后缀。
contempt (n.)late 14c., from Latin contemptus "scorn," from past participle of contemnere "to scorn, despise," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + *temnere "to slight, scorn," which is of uncertain origin. Phrase contempt of court is attested from 19c., though the idea is several centuries older."

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