Contemn
[kәn'tem]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) look down on with disdain; 'He despises the people he has to work for'; 'The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately'.
手打:利奥波德--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn.
手打:波莱特
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one's nose at, snap one's fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at.
編輯:摩尔
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Despise, disdain, deride, vilify, slight, disregard, scorn
ANT:Respect, revere, venerate, regard
校對:路易斯
解釋/意思:
v.t. to despise: to neglect to disregard.—n. Contem′ner.
盖尔校對
例句/造句/用法:
- He was the first man that brought ships to contemn castles on the shore. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It was a life of toil; for rain and cold were more frequent than sunshine; but it was my pride to contemn the elements. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- On abuse, on reproach, on calumny, it is easy to smile; but painful indeed is the panegyric of those we contemn. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Topsy was at first despised and contemned by the upper servants. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- That this mixture arises from a tacit comparison of the person contemned or respected with ourselves is no less evident. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- Shall I respect man, when he contemns me? 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
手打:普里西拉