contempt

[kən'tempt]

n.轻视, 轻蔑

n.[U]

1. 轻视, 蔑视[(+for)]

I feel nothing but contempt for cheating.

我对作弊十分蔑视。

2. 耻辱, 丢脸

3. 【律】(对法庭等的)藐视[(+of)]

She was fined for contempt of court.

她因藐视法庭被罚款。

词形变化

名词: contemporization | 动词过去式: contemporized | 动词过去分词: contemporized | 动词现在分词: contemporizing | 动词第三人称单数: contemporizes |

词义辨析

同义:

n.轻蔑, 藐视

disdain  scorn  disregard  disrespect  contemptuousness  superciliousness  haughtiness  repugnance  disgust  derision  revulsion  abhorrence

n.屈辱, 耻辱

dishonor  disgrace  shame  ignominy  humiliation  disrepute  discredit  

同义参见:

spite  despite  satire  snobbery  sarcasm  lip  hatred  

反义:

n.轻视; 耻辱

respect  esteem  honor  

反义参见:

worship  admiration  awe  regard  

英英释义

名词 contempt:

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

同义词：disdain, scorn, despite

a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

同义词：disrespect

open disrespect for a person or thing

同义词：scorn

a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

短语词组

bring into contempt

1. 使被人轻视

Such foolish behaviour will bring you into contempt.

如此愚蠢的举止会使你受人轻视。

hold/have in contempt

1. 轻视

He was held in contempt in that company.

他在那家公司里受到轻视。

in contempt of

1. 不顾

They dashed forward in contempt of danger.

他们不顾危险冲上前去。

fall into contempt

1. 受人轻视

You will fall into contempt by such foolish behaviour.

如此愚蠢的举止会使你受人轻视。

补充

contemptcontempt英:[kənˈtempt] 美:[kənˈtɛmpt]n.1.轻视, 轻蔑Her contempt for foreigners was obvious.她对外国人的蔑视显而易见。

例句

1. I hope voters will treat his advice with the contempt it deserves.我希望选民们对他的建议嗤之以鼻, 这是他应得的。 2. They would often look at us with unmistakable contempt.他们经常用明显的轻蔑神情看着我们。 3. He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle.他看不起自己家庭圈子之外的人。 4. Small wonder that many voters hold their politicians in contempt.许多选民对政客们不屑一顾, 这不足为奇。 5. The millionaire turncoat is beneath contempt for jumping from the Tories to Labour.从保守党变节到工党的那个富翁叛徒极为可鄙。 6. he showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly.他把工作做得很差，以示对其工作的蔑视。 7. this action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority.此举显示了对大众意愿的傲慢藐视。 8. several unions were held to be in contempt and were fined.几个协会被判藐视法庭并被处以罚款。 9. the advocate was held in contempt for subpoenaing the judge.辩护人因传唤法官而被判藐视法庭。 10. he wouldn't answer a woman he held in such contempt.他不愿回答一个他如此蔑视的女人。 11. The boy just gave a contemptuous laugh when I asked him to be quiet.我让那个男孩安静的时候，他只是轻蔑地一笑。 12. He feels that wealthy people view/regard him with contempt because he is poor.他觉得因为他穷有钱人看不起他。 13. He spoke with contempt in his voice.他说话的语气中带着轻蔑。 14. She has contempt for them. = She holds them in contempt.她鄙视他们。 15. She has displayed a profound contempt for her opponents.她对她的对手表示出极大的轻蔑。 16. They have acted with contempt for public safety. [=they have completely ignored public safety]他们完全忽视了公共安全。 17. He has a contempt for danger. [=he ignores danger; he is not afraid of doing things that other people are afraid to do]他不顾危险。 18. She was arrested for contempt of court.她因藐视法庭而被逮捕。 19. He was held in contempt [=considered by the court to have broken the law by disobeying or disrespecting the judge] for his outbursts during the trial.他因在审判过程中情绪失控而被判藐视法庭罪。 20. She's a liar who is beneath contempt.她是个为人所不齿的骗子。