Contempt
[ kən'tɛmpt ]
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n. 轻视;轻蔑;（对规则、危险等的）藐视;不顾;
💡 词根助记
con共同+tempt轻视→藐视
📝 例句
Misers thrive on money and contempt.
金钱和鄙薄，才是守财奴的养料。
I feel nothing but contempt for cheating.
我对作弊十分蔑视。
Familiarity breeds contempt.
熟悉会滋生轻视。
She made no attempt to veil the contempt in her voice.
她语气中毫不掩饰她的轻蔑。
express contempt for sb.'s conduct
对某人的行为表示鄙视
🌱 联想助记
【串】attempt(尝试)tempt(引诱),引来contempt(藐视)
【记】※ con-前缀“共同”,tempt-诱惑、引诱:所有的人都想引诱,大家就会轻视他
※ con-谐音“看”,tem-ten十,pt-拼音“葡萄”:看,他只给我十颗葡萄,难舍难怪我要轻视他
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-cept-表示“抓住”
常见变体有-cap-、-cip-、-ceiv-
📖 牛津释义
contempt
n[U]
1
(a) ~ (for sb/sth) feeling that sb/sth is completely worthless and cannot be respected 轻视; 蔑视
I feel nothing but contempt for people who treat children so cruelly. 我鄙视如此虐待孩子的人.
I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves. 我对那项建议理所当然嗤之以鼻.
(b) (fml 文) state of being regarded as worthless and shameful 微不足道; 耻辱
behaviour which is generally held in contempt, ie despised 被人看不起的行为.
2 ~ of/for sth disregard (of rules, danger, etc) 藐视, 不顾（规则、 危险等）
She rushed forward in complete contempt of danger. 她完全不顾危险往前冲去.
remarks which betray a staggering contempt for the truth, ie are completely untrue 全然不顾事情真相的言论.
3 (idm 习语) beneath con`tempt completely unworthy of respect 不齿
Such conduct is beneath contempt. 这种举动为人所不齿. familiarity breeds contempt => familiarity.
🎯 考研助记
两人共同(con)在一起被诱惑(tempt)了，真没用- 蔑视 con(共同)+tempt(引诱):大家都可以引诱她，她被 蔑视{公共汽车？}
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'tempt]n. 轻视, 轻蔑【法】 藐视, 侮辱, 轻视相关词组: hold sb in contempt be beneath contempt bring sb into contempt in contempt of danger show contempt for sth
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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But I understand.
但是我能理解。
She says she loves me, but my relatives say she is just after my money.
她说她爱我，但是我的亲友说她只是想要我的钱。
No, we didn't fix anything. We thought we might go out, but we said we'd check with each other first. And now I'm telling you I can't manage this Friday. Another time, possibly, but not Friday.
不，我们没有决定任何事情。我们认为我们可能出去，但我们说好要先互相通通气的。我正要告诉你我星期五没办法（出来）。换个时间还有可能，但不要在星期五。