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单词 contempt
释义
contempt
noun[U]
uk
/kənˈtempt/us
/kənˈtempt/

contemptnoun[U](NO RESPECT)

C2
astrongfeelingofdislikingand having norespectfor someone or something:
蔑视；鄙视；轻视；轻蔑
Atschoolshe hadcompletecontemptforall herteachers.在学校读书时她对所有老师都不屑一顾。
You shouldtreatthoseremarkswiththe contempt that theydeserve.你理应对那些话不屑一顾。
She'sbeneathcontempt(= I have norespectfor her)!她为人所不齿！
holdsomeone/somethingin contempt
tofeelcontempt for someone or something:
对…不屑一顾
I would neverholdsomeone in contempt for making a fewmistakesinEnglish.
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  • Shelookedat him withundisguisedcontempt.
  • Herewardedtheirkindnesswithhostilityand contempt.
  • Both Shelley and Byron had apassionatecontempt forcantandhypocrisy.
  • Theboyshowsuttercontempt forauthorityand isvirtuallyuncontrollable.
  • Intheirsenselesskillingofinnocentpeople, theterroristsdisplaytotalcontempt forhumanlife.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Feelings of dislike and hatred
  • abhorrence
  • abomination
  • anathema
  • animosity
  • animus
  • disgust
  • dislike
  • distaste
  • distastefully
  • enmity
  • loathing
  • misandrist
  • misandry
  • misanthrope
  • misanthropy
  • self-loathing
  • sore point
  • technophobe
  • transmisogyny
  • vitriol
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contemptnoun[U](NOT OBEYING)

lawspecialized
(alsocontempt of court)
behaviourthat isillegalbecause it does notobeyorrespecttherulesof alawcourt:
藐视法庭（罪）
Thetobaccocompaniesmay beguiltyof contempt ofcourtforrefusingtoproducethedocuments.烟草公司可能会因为拒不出示文件而被判藐视法庭罪。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Obeying & breaking the law
  • abide
  • abide bysomething
  • adhere
  • adhere tosomething
  • aid
  • bad actor
  • commission
  • in line withsomethingidiom
  • infringe
  • infringement
  • non-compliance
  • non-compliant
  • noncomplying
  • nondelinquent
  • observance
  • offend
  • on the right/wrong side of the lawidiom
  • pervert
  • self-incrimination
  • stick
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(Definition ofcontemptfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
contempt
noun[U]
uk
/kənˈtempt/us
/kənˈtempt/

contemptnoun[U](NO RESPECT)

C2
astrongfeelingofdislikingand having norespectfor someone or something
蔑视；鄙视；轻视；轻蔑
Atschoolshe hadcompletecontemptforall herteachers.在学校读书时她对所有老师都不屑一顾。
You shouldtreatthoseremarkswiththe contempt that theydeserve.你理应对那些话不屑一顾。
She'sbeneathcontempt(= I have norespectfor her)!她为人所不齿！
holdsb/sthin contempt
tofeelcontempt for someone or something
对…不屑一顾
More examples
  • Shelookedat him withundisguisedcontempt.
  • Herewardedtheirkindnesswithhostilityand contempt.
  • Both Shelley and Byron had apassionatecontempt forcantandhypocrisy.
  • Theboyshowsuttercontempt forauthorityand isvirtuallyuncontrollable.
  • Intheirsenselesskillingofinnocentpeople, theterroristsdisplaytotalcontempt forhumanlife.

contemptnoun[U](NOT OBEYING)

lawspecialized
(alsocontempt of court)
behaviourthat isillegalbecause it does notobeyorrespecttherulesof alawcourt
藐视法庭（罪）
Thetobaccocompaniesmay beguiltyof contempt ofcourtforrefusingtoproducethedocuments.烟草公司可能会因为拒不出示文件而被判藐视法庭罪。

contempt| American Dictionary

contempt
noun[U]
us
/kənˈtempt/
astrongfeelingoflackofrespectfor someone or something:
They werebullies, and theyshowedcontempt for everyone and everything.

contemptuously

adverbus
/kənˈtemp·tʃu·əs·li/
Hespokecontemptuously of hisformerboss.
(Definition ofcontemptfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontempt

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A good newspaper, it is said, is a collection of official secrets interspersed with defamatory statements and contempts of court.
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I have referred to magistrates courts, but breaches of orders in higher courts could be dealt with as contempts.
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The result is that infringements of the statute are thereafter liable to be punished as contempts of court.
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They are privileges and contempts fixed and determined by precedent.
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First, it seeks to restrict what might loosely be called newspaper contempts only to publications likely to influence the fair conduct of a trial.
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Contraventions of restraint orders are normally dealt with as contempts of court.
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They cannot, as can superior courts, deal with contempts committed elsewhere, for example threats made against witnesses or prejudicial publications.
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My reasons for focusing on the backward-looking role of findings ofcontemptwill become clearer below.
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Many officials, it must be conceded, held creoles incontempt.
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The latter was not the case here, and therefore he had not brought religion intocontempt.
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In one extract he had shown hiscontemptfor the political pragmatism espoused by the home rule party.
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If he had, it is likely that he would have regarded such faith and moral teachings with eithercontemptor ridicule.
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Two of the three judges who delivered dissenting verdicts in thiscontemptcase have since been retired, for technically legitimate but involuntary reasons.
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Both were largely self-educated, both highly individualistic and charismatic, both possessed aristocratic tastes andcontemptfor groups and organizations.
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When depression breedscontempt: reassurance seeking, self-esteem, and rejection of depressed college students by their roommates.
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Collocationswithcontempt

contempt

These are words often used in combination withcontempt.

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civil contempt
I leave aside for now the distinctions among criminal contempt,civilcontempt, and coercive contempt. 24.
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contempt of court
Justices of the peace did so regularly, and even common law judges did so in cases ofcontemptofcourt.
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contempt proceedings
Much evidence shows that thecontemptproceedingsare not intended for that purpose alone.
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