have contempt for sb/sth
She has nothing but contempt for those who lie.
她对那些撒谎的人只有鄙视。
藐视（法庭）；蔑视（权威）；耻辱；受辱；轻视；认为某人或某物低劣、卑贱或无价值的情感或态度；蔑视。；轻蔑:缺乏尊重且伴有强烈厌恶；被轻视或羞辱的状态；耻辱。
a strong feeling of disliking someone or something and thinking they are worthless or unimportant; scorn or disdain
轻视；认为某人或某物低劣、卑贱或无价值的情感或态度；蔑视。
The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
轻蔑:缺乏尊重且伴有强烈厌恶
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
被轻视或羞辱的状态；耻辱。
The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
轻蔑的态度:通常不敬且蔑视
a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
对法院或立法机关权威的公然不敬或故意违抗。
Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
公开的蔑视:对人或事物的公然不敬
open disrespect for a person or thing
He showed contempt for the safety regulations by refusing to wear a helmet.
他无视安全规定，拒绝戴头盔，表现出轻蔑态度。
用法提示：在此句中，'contempt' 作为名词，表示对规则的蔑视。
AI contextual example
She looked at the dishonest salesman with contempt.
她用鄙视的眼神看着那个不诚实的推销员。
用法提示：句中 'contempt' 是名词，表达对他人的鄙视。
AI contextual example
His contempt for authority eventually cost him his job.
他对权威的蔑视最终让他丢了工作。
用法提示：句中 'contempt' 作为名词，表示对权威的轻蔑。
AI contextual example
She has nothing but contempt for those who lie.
她对那些撒谎的人只有鄙视。
常用于法律语境，表示蔑视法庭。
The judge held the witness in contempt for refusing to answer.
法官因证人拒绝回答而判定其藐视法庭。
语气强烈，常带有愤怒或厌恶感，比disdain更外露
侧重高傲的态度，强调认为对方不值得尊重，比contempt更强调俯视
更强调行为或言语上缺乏尊重，不一定是内心情感，语气比contempt轻
强调公开的嘲笑，常带有讥讽意味，比contempt更具体于表达方式
grammar · medium
易错句子He contempts her.
正确表达He has contempt for her.
contempt是名词，不能用作动词。正确用法是搭配have/show/feel等动词，后接介词for。
grammar · medium
易错句子He expressed contempt towards her.
正确表达He expressed contempt for her.
表达‘对…的蔑视’时，固定搭配介词为for，而不是towards或to。
与contempt（轻蔑）相对，指对人或事物应有的敬重。
强调因优点或成就产生的崇敬，与轻蔑相反。
较正式，指高度的评价与重视，与轻蔑相对。
常用于have regard for，表示关心和敬意。
指深沉的敬畏，语气比respect更强，与轻蔑相反。
动词 vs 名词；'contempt' 是名词，'despise' 是动词，用法不同。
形容词 vs 名词；'contempt' 是名词，'contemptuous' 是形容词，修饰名词。
鄙视，蔑视
She held his cowardice in contempt.
她鄙视他的懦弱。
表示蔑视
He showed contempt for the rules.
他对规则表示蔑视。
对……的蔑视
Her contempt for dishonest people was obvious.
她对不诚实的人的蔑视是显而易见的。
藐视法庭
The lawyer was held in contempt of court for shouting.
那位律师因大喊大叫被判定藐视法庭。
轻蔑地
He looked at the mess with contempt.
他轻蔑地看着这一团糟。
不屑一顾
Such behavior is beneath contempt.
这种行为不值一提。
前缀，表示'一起'或加强语气
词根，源自拉丁语 temptare，意为'尝试'，此处引申为'轻视'
同根词，保留原始含义
同根词，前缀 ad- 变体
同根形容词，后缀 -uous
与蔑视同属不敬重范畴
常伴随或表达蔑视
傲慢态度常引发蔑视
与蔑视相关的冒犯行为
在法庭语境中与藐视相关
不屑一顾；卑鄙至极
His behavior was beneath contempt.
他的行为令人不齿。
藐视法庭
The lawyer was charged with contempt of court.
那位律师被指控藐视法庭。
鄙视；蔑视
She holds his opinions in contempt.
她鄙视他的观点。
轻蔑是最精致的报复形式。
This quote is from Alexandre Dumas' novel 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and is often used to illustrate that contempt can be a subtle yet powerful tool for retaliation.
这句名言出自大仲马的小说《基督山伯爵》，常用来表明轻蔑可以是微妙而有力的报复手段。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.