| 词汇 | contemptuous |
| 释义 | contemptuous adjective uk /kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs/ us /kənˈtemp.tʃu.əs/ expressing contempt: 轻蔑的，轻视的，鄙视的 a contemptuous manner/laugh轻蔑的态度／大笑 contemptuous ofHe was very contemptuous of "popular" writers, whom he described as having no talent.他很瞧不起“当红”作家，认为他们缺少才华。 Synonym scornful Not liking abhor abide abominate anti-American anti-British civil cup cut despise detest disdain disdainful disdainfully go off non-fan not be someone's cup of teaidiom not go much on somethingidiom not have a civil word to say about someoneidiom not know what someone sees in someone/somethingidiom tire Related wordcontemptuously contemptuous | American Dictionarycontemptuous adjective us/kənˈtem·tʃə·wəs/ expressing or feeling a lack of respect: As one of the senior members of the Senate, he was openly contemptuous of its junior members. Examples of contemptuouscontemptuous Disciplined, resilient, intellectual, proud, contemptuous of others, immune to criticism from the outside, they are literally fashioned for survival. The tone of their assessments is contemptuous in nature, however unfortunately, as stated earlier, such 'play' can do much to increase technical confidence and ability. The portrayal thus reverses the usual vector of disapproval of (or disgust for, or contemptuous 'admiration' of) males in loincloth, animal skins, unruly hair. Revivalists were contemptuous of church bureaucracy, disrespectful of elders' laws. In the preceding discussion we have considered the case where a defendant is found but is contemptuous of legal process. For this is not an indiscriminately contemptuous woman. We are contemptuous of intolerance, but have developed a new list of things we cannot tolerate. If they saw the abysmal cultural and technical level of most applications that confront the average conservation officer, they would be less contemptuous. It shall remind us of what happens when freedom, the most precious good of mankind, gets lost and is replaced by dogmas contemptuous of human life. It is more likely that physicians (and students) who have an attitude of respect toward their patients will try to behave respectfully than someone who is disdainful or contemptuous. She was contemptuous of the educational establishments and employers that refused to recognise her abilities and of the benefits authorities that didn't understand the systems they were supposed to operate. Brown, in particular, was contemptuous of the foreign office's caution and, convinced that his officials were plotting against him, ignored advice he did not want to hear (p. 109). Lee himself is very fair in his comments, not contemptuous of attitudes with which he disagrees, or scrupulously careful to avoid giving offence to any group of readers. He said, in a rather contemptuous way, that these wretched people were not even fit to run the fire and police services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It suits them to forget the postmen's strike and the contemptuous way in which they ground the postmen into ignominious defeat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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