Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14143
Fully loadeddisdain
鄙视；蔑视
to regard someone or something with strong contempt; to look down on
- 1.
To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.
鄙视,蔑视
鄙视,蔑视；蔑视；鄙弃
In use
She disdained their offer of charity.
He walked past, disdaining to even look at us.
The cat disdains any food that is not fresh.
disdain sth
He disdained their offer of help.
他不屑于接受他们的帮助。
disdain to do sth
表示因鄙视而拒绝做某事。
She disdained to reply to the insult.
她不屑于回应那句侮辱。
Verb forms
base disdain · third person disdains · -ing disdaining · past disdained · past participle disdained
规则动词，意为蔑视、鄙弃
Common mistakes
She disdained at his offer.
Connections
Collocations
- disdain to do something
- 不屑于做某事
- She disdained to answer such a rude question.她不屑于回答如此粗鲁的问题。
- disdain the offer
- 轻蔑地拒绝提议
- He disdained the offer of a bribe.他轻蔑地拒绝了贿赂的提议。
- disdain the idea
- 鄙视这种想法
- They disdained the idea of compromising their principles.他们鄙视为了原则妥协的想法。
- disdain such behavior
- 蔑视这种行为
- Her colleagues disdained such dishonest behavior.她的同事们蔑视这种不诚实的行为。
- openly disdain
- 公开表示蔑视
- The critic openly disdained the painter's latest work.这位评论家公开表示蔑视那位画家的最新作品。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
disdain：联想 dainty（精致），觉得对方不够精致而鄙视。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或正式书面语、批评性评论 disdain 作动词时多用于正式或书面语境，表示强烈的轻视或蔑视，口语中不太常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words all rhyme with disdain /dɪsˈdeɪn/ and use the same -ain spelling. Be careful: captain /ˈkæptɪn/, mountain /ˈmaʊntən/, and certain /ˈsɜːrtən/ have -ain as a reduced sound, and design /dɪˈzaɪn/ sounds like sign, not disdain.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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