contempt
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant. 蔑视
He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle. 他对自己直系亲属以外的人都心怀蔑视。
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contempt /kənˈtɛmpt/
剑桥词典
- 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蔑视；鄙视；轻视；轻蔑
At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers . 在学校读书时她对所有老师都不屑一顾。
You should treat those remarks with the contempt that they deserve . 你理应对那些话不屑一顾。
She's beneath contempt (= I have no respect for her)! 她为人所不齿！
hold sb/sth in contempt
to feel contempt for someone or something
对…不屑一顾
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
藐视法庭（罪）
The tobacco companies may be guilty of contempt of court for refusing to produce the documents . 烟草公司可能会因为拒不出示文件而被判藐视法庭罪。 返回 contempt