| 单词 | contempt |
| 释义 | con·temptBrE /kənˈtempt/ NAmE /kənˈtempt/ noun [U , sing. ]the feeling that sb /sth is without value and deserves no respect at all 蔑视；轻蔑；鄙视◆ She looked at him with contempt . 她轻蔑地看着他。◆ I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves . 我对那项建议当然会不屑一顾。◆ His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so unacceptable that it is not even worth feeling contemptfor ). 他对待自己子女的那种行径为人所不齿。◆ Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by ordinary people . 一般百姓似乎普遍看不起从政者。◆ ~for sb /sth They had shown a contempt for the values she thought important . 他们对她所认为重要的价值表示蔑视。~for sth a lack of worry or fear about rules , danger , etc .（对规则、危险等的）藐视，不顾◆ The firefighters showed a contempt for their own safety . 那些消防队员已把他们自己的安全置之度外。◆ His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth (= are completely false ). 他的话表明他完全无视事情的真相。 = contempt of court◆ He could be jailed for two years for contempt . 他由于藐视法庭可能被监禁两年。◆ She was held in contempt for refusing to testify . 她因拒绝作证而被判藐视法庭罪。 ● familiarity breeds conˈtempt (saying ) knowing sb /sth very well may cause you to lose admiration and respect for them /it 过分亲密就会有所侮慢 |
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