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be contemptible
His behavior was contemptible.
他的行为是可鄙的。
可鄙的；可耻的；卑劣的
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可鄙的；可耻的；卑劣的
Deserving contempt or scorn.
His behavior was contemptible.
他的行为是可鄙的。
可鄙的。
Deserving contempt.
值得蔑视的
deserving of contempt or scorn
His contemptible betrayal of his friends shocked everyone.
他对朋友卑鄙的背叛震惊了所有人。
The politician's contemptible lies were exposed by the media.
这位政客卑鄙的谎言被媒体揭露了。
Stealing from the charity fund is a contemptible act.
从慈善基金中偷窃是一种卑鄙的行为。
His behavior was contemptible.
他的行为是可鄙的。
I find his excuses contemptible.
我认为他的借口是可鄙的。
It is contemptible that he would lie to his friends.
他向朋友撒谎，这真是可鄙。
Not this
He is a contemptible.
Use this
He is contemptible.
“contemptible”是形容词，不能直接用作名词。错误句使用了不定冠词“a”，将其当作名词，正确句去掉冠词，直接作表语。
Not this
She gave a contemptible look.
Use this
She gave a contemptuous look.
“contemptible”意为“可鄙的”，表示值得被鄙视；而“contemptuous”意为“轻蔑的”，表示感到或表达鄙视。错误句混淆了这两个词，正确句使用了“contemptuous”来表达轻蔑的眼神。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
可鄙的行为
His contemptible behavior toward the waiter shocked everyone.
他对服务员的卑劣行为让所有人震惊。
可耻的行径
Burning the flag is a contemptible act.
焚烧国旗是一种可耻的行径。
可鄙的懦夫
Only a contemptible coward would abandon the children.
只有可鄙的懦夫才会抛弃孩子。
卑鄙的骗子
She called him a contemptible liar in front of the whole class.
她当着全班的面骂他是卑鄙的骗子。
可鄙的对待
The prisoners received contemptible treatment from their guards.
囚犯们受到看守可鄙的对待。
卑劣的手段
He resorted to contemptible means to win the election.
他用卑劣的手段赢得选举。
你父亲是个猪猡，波特。他是个可鄙的骗子。
In the Pensieve memory in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Snape says this to Harry about his father, James Potter. It is one of the most quoted moments showing Snape's bitter hatred.
在《哈利·波特与凤凰社》的冥想盆回忆中，斯内普对哈利这样评价他的父亲詹姆·波特。这是展现斯内普痛苦仇恨的最常被引用的片段之一。
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contempt（蔑视）+ -ible（可…的）：值得被人蔑视的，即可鄙的。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式文章、文学描写、严肃评论 contemptible 多用于正式或书面语，通常描述某人的行为或品格十分可鄙，口语中较少使用。
这些词都以非重读音节 /əbəl/ 结尾，与 contemptible 的后缀发音相同。但重读音节及其前的元音和辅音不同，因此没有一个是完全的韵脚。注意：visible、possible、terrible、incredible、accessible 都拼作 -ible，而 acceptable 拼作 -able，发音却相同。不要发出结尾的 e 音。
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