be contemptuous of sb/sth
be contemptuous of 表示对某人或某事不屑一顾，of 后接轻视的对象。
She was contemptuous of his excuse.
她对他的借口嗤之以鼻。
轻蔑的；鄙视的
轻蔑的；鄙视的；不敬的。；表现出极度轻蔑；瞧不起人的
showing contempt; disdainful
轻蔑的；鄙视的；不敬的。
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
表现出极度轻蔑
expressing extreme contempt
She gave him a contemptuous look before turning away.
她轻蔑地看了他一眼，然后转身离开。
用法提示：句中 contemptuous 作定语修饰 look，表示“轻蔑的”。
His contemptuous remarks about the proposal made everyone uncomfortable.
他对这项提议轻蔑的评论让大家都很不舒服。
用法提示：句中 contemptuous 作定语修饰 remarks，表达“鄙视的”。
The teacher was contemptuous of any excuse for missing homework.
老师对任何不交作业的借口都嗤之以鼻。
用法提示：句中 contemptuous 作表语，后接 of，表示“对……轻蔑的”。
be contemptuous of 表示对某人或某事不屑一顾，of 后接轻视的对象。
She was contemptuous of his excuse.
她对他的借口嗤之以鼻。
contemptuous 常用作定语，修饰目光、话语、语气等名词。
He gave her a contemptuous look.
他给了她一个轻蔑的眼神。
towards 引出被轻视的对象，语气上强调对人的轻慢态度。
He was contemptuous towards the new staff.
他对新员工态度轻蔑。
与 contemptuous 基本同义，但更强调自视高人一等，正式程度相近。
语气比 contemptuous 更强烈，常含愤怒或嘲讽，适用于口语和书面语。
侧重通过表情或语调流露轻蔑，比 contemptuous 更具体，不用于描述内心长期态度。
强调认为对方或某事不值一提而拒绝认真对待；不一定含敌意，语气通常比 contemptuous 轻。
侧重自以为是、瞧不起人的傲慢性格，不一定要指向具体对象，使用频率低于 contemptuous。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave him a contempt look.
正确表达She gave him a contemptuous look.
contempt 是名词，不能直接修饰名词；修饰名词表示“轻蔑的”要用形容词 contemptuous。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was contemptuous with his colleagues.
正确表达He was contemptuous of his colleagues.
形容词 contemptuous 表示“对……轻蔑”时搭配介词 of，而不是 with；of 引出被轻视的对象。
与contemptuous（轻蔑的）相对，表示对人表现出尊重。
表示赞赏、钦佩，与鄙视的态度相反。
强调崇敬、敬畏，常用于宗教或对神圣事物的恭敬，与轻蔑相对。
表示欣赏或感激，与不以为然的轻蔑态度相对。
contemptuous 指“表现出轻蔑的神色或态度”，主语往往是发出轻蔑的人；contemptible 指“本身可鄙、应受轻蔑”，主语是被鄙视的对象，注意施动与受动之别。
contemptuous 是形容词，用来修饰人或神情、语气等；contempt 是名词，指“轻蔑”这种态度本身，不能像形容词那样直接放在名词前作定语。
contemptuous 强调“轻蔑、看不起”；contentious 拼写和读音相近，但意思是“爱争吵的”或“引起争论的”，与轻蔑无关，别因形近而混用。
对…轻蔑；瞧不起
She was contemptuous of his excuses.
她对他的借口嗤之以鼻。
轻蔑的一瞥
He gave her a contemptuous glance.
他轻蔑地瞥了她一眼。
轻蔑的语气
His contemptuous tone made everyone uncomfortable.
他轻蔑的语气让所有人都不自在。
轻蔑的微笑
A contemptuous smile crossed his face.
他脸上掠过一丝轻蔑的微笑。
轻蔑的无视；蔑视
The company showed contemptuous disregard for safety regulations.
该公司对安全规章表现出轻蔑的无视。
轻蔑的态度
Her contemptuous attitude alienated her colleagues.
她轻蔑的态度使同事们疏远了她。
-uous
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-uous
-uous
无独立前缀；contempt (词根: 蔑视) + -uous (形容词后缀: 具有…性质的)；同根词: contempt（名词，轻蔑）、contemptible（形容词，可鄙的）、contemptuously（副词，轻蔑地）；同后缀词: continuous（连续的）、arduous（艰巨的）、ambiguous（模糊的）
常与contemptuous搭配，指带有轻蔑意味的表情或言语。
用言语或行动表达轻蔑，通常反映出contemptuous的态度。
contemptuous的核心是缺乏尊重，disrespect是其直接结果。
contemptuous的态度往往源于自我感觉比他人优越。
通过贬低别人来表现contemptuous的情绪。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.