contemn

英 [kən'tem] 美 [kən'tem]

• vt. 侮辱；蔑视

英英释义

Verb:

1. look down on with disdain;

   "He despises the people he has to work for"
   "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. I contemn the people who treat children so cruelly.
   我蔑视如此虐待孩子的人。

近反义词

【近义词】

• despise 轻视
• scorn 轻蔑
• underestimate 低估
• disdain 轻蔑