Word
disesteem
/ˌdisiˈstiːm/
noun
轻视；不尊重
Lack of esteem; disregard.
- 1.
Lack of esteem; disregard.
缺乏尊重；忽视。
缺乏尊重；忽视。；冷遇；轻视
In use
After the failed project, he fell into disesteem among his colleagues.
The once-renowned artist's reputation has now fallen into disesteem.
His dishonorable actions brought disesteem upon his entire family.
be held in disesteem
The outdated theory is now held in disesteem by most scientists.
这个过时的理论现在被大多数科学家轻视。
fall into disesteem
该词较为正式，常用于书面语。
After the scandal, the politician fell into disesteem.
丑闻之后，这位政治家陷入了不受尊重的境地。
Common mistakes
He felt a disesteem from his colleagues.He felt disesteem from his colleagues.
学习者误将‘disesteem’当作可数名词，使用了不定冠词‘a’。实际上‘disesteem’是不可数名词，不能与‘a’连用。
She looked at him with disesteeming.She looked at him with disesteem.
学习者误用了动词的现在分词形式‘disesteeming’作为名词，但介词‘with’后应跟名词‘disesteem’而非动词形式。
Connections
Confusing words
- disrespect
- 不尊重，无礼 · disrespect 侧重行为或言语上的不敬，而 disesteem 强调失去敬重或受到冷遇的状态。
Word family
- esteem
- 尊重；敬重 · esteem
- esteemed
- 受尊敬的 · esteem + -ed
- self-esteem
- 自尊；自尊心 · self + esteem
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常不可数，表示失去尊重或轻视的状态。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.