英:[kənˈtemptəbl]
美:[kənˈtemptəbl]
英:[kənˈtemptəbl]
美:[kənˈtemptəbl]
con·tempt·i·ble
kn temp tih bl
contemptibly (adv.), contemptibleness (n.)
词根:contempt
adv.contemptibly 卑鄙地;下贱地
n.contempt 轻视,蔑视;耻辱
contemptibility 可鄙;卑鄙;下贱
Adjective
1. deserving of contempt or scorn
2. worthy only of being despised and rejected;
"a contemptible lack of courage"
"A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards
14世纪末,“可鄙视的,值得鄙视的”,也指“卑微的,谦逊的,不值得的”,源自晚期拉丁语 contemptibilis “值得鄙视”,来自拉丁语 contempt- 的过去分词词干 contemnere “蔑视,鄙视”,来自 com- 的同化形式,这里可能是一个强调前缀(参见 com-),加上 *temnere “轻视,蔑视”,其起源不确定(参见 contempt)。相关词汇: Contemptibility; contemptibly; contemptibleness。
Contemptible is unworthy of notice, deserving of scorn, for littleness or meanness; it is generally not so strong as despicable, which always involves the idea of great baseness; as a contemptible trick; despicable treachery. [Century Dictionary]
Contemptible 不值得注意,应受到蔑视,因为其小气或卑劣; 它通常不如 despicable 强烈,后者总是涉及极其卑劣的想法; 如 contemptible 的把戏; despicable 的背叛。【世纪词典】
Middle English, "unworthy, despicable," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, "despicable, worthless," borrowed from Latin contemptibilis (Medieval Latin also, "contemptuous"), from contemptus, past participle of contemnere "to look down on, show no respect for, despise" + -ibilis -ible — more at contemn
The first known use of contemptible was in the 14th century
contemptuousadjective
feeling or showing hate or deep disapproval
contemptibleadjective
deserving contempt
a contemptible lie
contemptibleadjective
deserving contempt
a contemptible lie
1 That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend.
那是对朋友玩弄的一出可鄙的把戏。
2 His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.
他气貌不扬、言语粗俗.
3 He did not retain it very long, for two things made him hated and contemptible.
4 Although the CLA has been responsible for many contemptible activities in its support of American imperialism, I cannot lay my capture at their door.
5 One who is selfish is contemptible.
自私自利的人是可鄙的。
6 I finished by telling him that he was a contemptible man without honor, and that if he ever repeated those same words I would not hold myself back as I had that day.
7 On the television show “At the Movies” the film critic Gene Siskel called the movie one of the “most contemptible” films he’d ever seen.
8 In moments, Morf can be as contemptible as any of the more thinly written dream-destroyers ginned up by resentful creators, but at least we can see a human being behind the cutting bons mots.
9 When Raviga votes to force a sale of Pied Piper to a “contemptible” suitor, Richard ultimately approves the deal, defeated but ethically sound.
10 ...this contemptible act of violence.
这种卑劣的暴力行径
11 A person or group of people as worthless or contemptible.
一块无人定居的荒野,没有耕种的价值.
12 The students find the whole idea of the writer as a gifted truth-teller — as a kind of god — contemptible.
13 They feature Americans who are almost always fourth-rate or below, engaged in enterprises which, if not contemptible, are at least insane.
14 I know our romance must seem illicit and contemptible to other ignorant souls in this unenlightened world.
15 A few times, even, flowery bouquets had been laid at these contemptible monuments commemorating a death or deaths which had not yet occurred.
16 The idea of attaining fame and position is contemptible.
追名求位的思想是可鄙的.
17 I've very good mind to shake you severely, for your contemptible treachery, and your imbecile conceit.
我 倒 想狠狠地摇撼你, 就因为你的可鄙的奸诈, 和你那低能的奇想.
18 Her deed is contemptible.
她的行为是可轻视的.
19 I've never met a more selfish, contemptible person.
20 Even John J. O’Connor, The Times’s television critic, characterized him as “generous, contemptible, thoughtful, abrasive, disarming, insufferable and charming.”
1 可鄙
poor pathetic despicable pitiful paltry scurvy pitiable misbegotten blithering grovelling pitifully dirty ridiculous miserable worthless rotten coward measly sleazy woeful ratty ignominious low-down beggarly picayune little small cheap SAD petty shabby wretched unworthy slimy abject poorly insignificant abominable scruffy crumby insignificance snotty cowardly ignominiously despicably swinishly
2 卑劣的
base low miserable petty misbegotten dirty ugly reptile rotten vile dastardly sneaking grotty caitiff cheap shitty ignoble pitiable deplorable lowdown cheapjack below the belt snoep mean little poor chicken yellow nasty foul villain filthy lousy wretched despicable cowardly shoddy paltry scaly villainous reptilian soulless scurvy snide dishonorable squalid ratty degrading ornery scummy scabby low-down wormy ungenerous scabbed poltroon hilding baseborn meanspirited cowardy currish low-minded niddering small sneaky shabby underhand porcine scrubby small-minded pettifogging verminous
3 卑鄙
mean little small base low cheap ugly miserable reptile filthy vile unworthy measly sordid scurvy snide squalid ignoble slavish illiberal seamy misbegotten hangdog pimping caitiff doggish currish dirty whoreson turpitude filth
5 卑鄙的
mean little small base low cheap ugly miserable reptile filthy vile unworthy measly sordid scurvy snide squalid ignoble slavish illiberal seamy misbegotten hangdog pimping caitiff doggish currish whoreson
6 可鄙的
poor pathetic despicable pitiful paltry scurvy pitiable misbegotten blithering grovelling wretched cheap worthless shitty cowardly grubby ignominious sneaking no-good pissant penny ante dirty ridiculous miserable rotten coward measly sleazy woeful ratty low-down beggarly picayune little small SAD petty shabby unworthy slimy abject swinish insignificant abominable scruffy crumby shoddy slavish hilding yellow-dog snotty
7 轻蔑
pejorative scornful disdainful slighting sniffy snorty sniffish despiteous lightly askew schm- despite slight contempt disrespect disdain scorn indignity flout hissing derogation opprobrium floccinaucinihilipilification flush disprize
8 卑劣
dirty ugly reptile rotten vile dastardly sneaking grotty caitiff turpitude snoep mean little low poor chicken yellow nasty foul villain miserable petty filthy lousy wretched despicable cowardly shoddy paltry scaly villainous reptilian soulless scurvy snide dishonorable squalid ratty degrading ornery scummy scabby low-down wormy ungenerous scabbed poltroon hilding baseborn meanspirited cowardy currish low-minded rascally meanly villainy meanness niddering small base sneaky shabby underhand porcine scrubby small-minded pettifogging verminous cheap shabbily ignobly churlishly dirtily squalor littleness dirtiness shabbiness churlishness dastardliness low down
9 下贱的
base-mined mean humble beggar abject measly plebeian debased scabby low-down hangdog scabbed scrabbly currish snifty
10 下贱
base-mined mean humble beggar abject measly plebeian debased scabby low-down hangdog scabbed scrabbly currish snifty poorly meanly dirtily base dirt meanness dirtiness sordor
11 不屑一顾