contemn是什么意思

2023-11-28 20:51:17

contemn

美[kəntem] 英[kəntem]

vt. 侮辱；蔑视

名词：contemner 过去式：contemned 过去分词：contemned 现在分词：contemning 第三人称单数：contemns

近义词：despise，scorn，underestimate，disdain，

Verb

look down on with disdain;
"He despises the people he has to work for" "The professor scorns the students who dont catch on immediately"

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