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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What's wrong, Susan?
怎么啦， Susan？
I ought to go now.
我应该现在走。
Here is the final settlement for your claim.
你的赔偿问题终于解决了。