contempt

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain. uncountable
    — And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.
  2. The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace. countable,uncountable
  3. Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body. countable,uncountable
    — The panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend charging Mr. [Stephen K.] Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress for defying its subpoena, sending the issue to the House.
  4. Ellipsis of contempt factor. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,uncountable

词形变化

contempts plural cōtempt alternative,obsolete cõtempt alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
contempt despect despiciency despisal despisement disdain scorn
反义词
honor respect reverence sympathy veneration
衍生词
beneath contempt contemptible contemptive contempt of Congress contempt of cop contempt of court contempt of Parliament contempt trap contemptuous familiarity breeds contempt hold in contempt in contempt self-contempt
相关词
contemn contemnor despise ridicule cheeky bah

词源

From Latin contemptus (“scorn”), from contemnō (“to scorn, despise”), from com- + temnō (“to despise”). Displaced native Old English forsewennes.
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