contempt
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant. 蔑視
He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle. 他對(duì)自己直系親屬以外的人都心懷蔑視。
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contempt /k?n?t?mpt/
劍橋詞典
- She looked at him with undisguised contempt.
- He rewarded their kindness with hostility and contempt.
- Both Shelley and Byron had a passionate contempt for cant and hypocrisy .
- The boy shows utter contempt for authority and is virtually uncontrollable .
- In their senseless killing of innocent people , the terrorists display total contempt for human life .
contempt noun [U] (NO RESPECT)
a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something蔑視；鄙視；輕視；輕蔑
At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers . 在學(xué)校讀書時(shí)她對(duì)所有老師都不屑一顧。
You should treat those remarks with the contempt that they deserve . 你理應(yīng)對(duì)那些話不屑一顧。
She's beneath contempt (= I have no respect for her)! 她為人所不齒！
?hold sb/sth in contempt
to feel contempt for someone or something
對(duì)…不屑一顧
例句
contempt noun [U] (NOT OBEYING)
law specialized (also contempt of court)behaviour that is illegal because it does not obey or respect the rules of a law court
藐視法庭（罪）
The tobacco companies may be guilty of contempt of court for refusing to produce the documents . 煙草公司可能會(huì)因?yàn)榫懿怀鍪疚募慌忻暌暦ㄍプ铩?返回 contempt