| 单词 | despise |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [dis'paiz] |
| 解释 | v.鄙视，藐视 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 鄙视,藐视(feel contempt for sb/sth) 【考】 lionize : admire / vituperate : despise(崇拜是十分钦佩/辱 骂是十分鄙视) 【例】 despise his hypocrisy, meanness, conceit |
| 字源 | despise (v.) c.1300, from Old French despis-, present participle stem of despire "to despise," from Latin despicere "look down on, scorn," from de- "down" (see de-) + spicere/specere "look at" (see scope (n.1)). Related: Despised; despising. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 鄙视, 藐视; (非常强烈地)厌恶 = loathe 【记】de向下, spise = spic看: 向下看－鄙视 【类】lionize: admire = vituperate: despise崇拜是十分羨慕 = 辱骂是十分鄙视 【反】reverence(n /v 尊敬; 敬重); venerate(v 崇敬) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：敌视鄙视；de 向下 + spec 看 look down on 鄙视；de 敌 + spy 间谍，特务→敌方特务→鄙视 【相关】despite 鄙视，spy 侦察，看； circumspect 四周看→慎重，inspect 视察，introspect 向前看→内省，prospect 向前看→前途，retrospect 回顾，respect 反复看→尊敬，suspect 底下看→怀疑 |
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