contemptuous是什么意思

双语例句

(1)The rich man is contemptuous of my humble home and poor surroundings.

那富人看不起我简陋的家和穷苦的环境。

(2)She has always been contemptuous of Dick.

她对迪克一向是心怀蔑视的。

(3)The priest was contemptuous of everything American.

这个牧师对美国式的事物一概瞧不上。

(4)She gave him a contemptuous look.

她鄙夷地看了他一眼

(5)A contemptuous smile flitted across Injun Joe's face.

印第安·乔脸上掠过一丝轻蔑的微笑。

(6)He was contemptuous of the poor.

他那时对穷人是心怀蔑视的。

(7)She gave him a contemptuous look.

她鄙夷地看了他一眼。

(8)He was contemptuous of everything I did.

他对我所做的一切都不屑一顾。

(9)Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous sneer.

卡内特撇了下嘴，一副蔑视嘲讽的样子。

同义词

adj. 轻蔑的；侮辱的

同根词

词根 contemptuous

(1)contemptuously adv. 轻蔑地

释义

adj.

showing contempt; scornful

（显示）轻蔑的

she was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race.

她是个褊狭的人，看不起人类的大多数。

词源

"mid 16th cent. （in the sense ‘despising law and order’）： from medieval Latin contemptuosus, from Latin contemptus ‘contempt', from contemnere （see CONTEMN）."

考纲分布

近16年出现4次

重要程度: 4星

100%; adj 轻蔑的; 轻视的

考纲释义

( 1)adj. 轻蔑的; 轻视的

真题例句：

It was contemptuous of McDonnell's conduct.

这是对麦克唐纳行为的蔑视。[2017年 英语一 阅读理解A]

必考派生词

contemptuous adj. 轻蔑的