contempt词典解释

1. 耻辱，屈辱，丢脸，沾污（名誉），不光彩
2. 轻蔑，藐视，鄙视，轻视，看不起，瞧不起
3. 【律】藐视（Contempt of court）
4. 不管，不顾，不在乎
5. 鄙夷，鄙薄，鄙夷不屑，自高自大

1. 鄙视，轻视，蔑视

1. [U]轻视,轻蔑 despite; disdain; disgrace

1.鄙视;蔑视;轻视
If you havecontempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.

e.g. He hascontempt for those beyond his immediate family circle...
他鄙视直系亲属圈子以外的人。
e.g. I hope voters will treat his advice with thecontempt it deserves.
我希望选民们给予其建议应有的鄙视。

2.同 contempt of court
Contempt means the same ascontempt of court .

e.g. Mr. Kelly was sentenced to six months in prison forcontempt.
凯利先生因藐视法庭被判6个月监禁。

3.鄙视;蔑视;轻视
If youhold someone or somethingin contempt, you feel contempt for them.

e.g. Small wonder that many voters hold their politicians incontempt.
无怪乎很多选民看不起他们的政治家。

bring into contempt

使丢尽面子 make sb lose his face
bring sb into contempt

Such behavior will bring you into contempt.

这样的行为会使你丢人现眼。

hold〔have〕 in contempt

轻视,认为…不屑一顾 despise
hold〔have〕 sb in contempt

I hold those fools in utter contempt.

我根本瞧不起那些蠢货。

in contempt of

对…不屑一顾 disregarding anything

• contempt of court蔑视法庭
• in contempt of不顾
• fall into contempt被人看不起,丢脸...
• bring into contempt使受人鄙视
• hold in contempt轻视
• have in contempt轻视
• Familiarity breeds contempt.熟悉了就会觉得很平常...
• self-contempt自我轻视
• hold someone in contempt鄙视某人,看不起某人...
• beneath contempt卑鄙之极, 不值一理...
• have someone in contempt鄙视某人,看不起某人...
• bring contempt upon oneself自取其辱,自讨没趣...

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的contemptus，意为轻视。