contemn

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt. dated,transitive
    — The subject of the following History [...] is the unhappy Lives, and untimely Deaths, of that Unfortunate English King Edward the Second, and his two Favourites Gaveston and Spencer; for his immoderate love to whom, (Says Dr. Heylin) he was hated by the Nobles, and contemned by the Commons.
  2. To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling).

词形变化

contemns present,singular,third-person contemning participle,present contemned participle,past contemned past

词汇关系

近义词
despise scorn
反义词
honor respect revere venerate
衍生词
contemnible contemningly uncontemned
相关词
contemner contemnor contempt contemptibility contemptible contemptibly contemption contemptuous

词源

From Middle English contempnen, from Old French contemner, from Latin contemnō (“to scorn”). See also contempt.
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