contemptuous

英 [kənˈtemptʃuəs]

美 [kənˈtemptʃuəs]

adj.  蔑视的; 鄙视的; 表示轻蔑的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 蔑视的；鄙视的；表示轻蔑的
  feeling or showing that you have no respect for sb/sth
  1. She gave him a contemptuous look.
     她鄙夷地看了他一眼。
  2. He was contemptuous of everything I did.
     他对我所做的一切都不屑一顾。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 蔑视的;藐视的;鄙视的
  If you arecontemptuous ofsomeone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
  1. He was contemptuous of private farmers...
     他看不起私营农场主。
  2. He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties...
     他公然蔑视各大党派。
  3. She gave a contemptuous little laugh.
     她鄙夷地轻轻笑了笑。

英英释义

adj

• expressing extreme contempt
  Synonym:disdainfulinsultingscornful

双语例句

• She could see he was scared and that filled her with contemptuous delight.
  她看出他的胆怯，这使她充满了傲慢的喜悦。
• Any backwardness in her family towards him is due to his cold and contemptuous behavior.
  她家里人对他的迟疑归咎於他冷淡轻蔑的行为。
• Not assailed with contemptuous language.
  没有被侮辱的语言攻击。
• And I marvel that you can be so contemptuous of me on the same day that you lose your job?
  我还很惊讶你怎么能在丢掉工作的当天如此轻蔑地和我说话？
• His contemptuous attitude to society in general.
  他对社会所持的总的轻蔑态度。
• Her harsh, cold, contemptuous attitude.
  她那严厉、冷酷而又轻蔑的态度。
• They are bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous or pessimistic.
  他们用或尖刻或轻蔑的态度表达怀疑、轻蔑和悲观的看法。
• I don't believe such contemptuous words will come out of his mouth.
  我不相信这样轻蔑的话会出自他的口。
• He was contemptuous of private farmers
  他看不起私营农场主。
• Formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger.
  原意指对一个下级的男子和少年的带有侮蔑性的称呼；通常在生气时使用。