Contemptible

释义 Definition

可鄙的；卑劣的；令人轻蔑的（指人或行为低劣到值得鄙视）。也可更广义地表示“非常差劲的、微不足道的”。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/kənˈtɛmptɪbəl/

例句 Examples

His contemptible behavior cost him his friends.
他那可鄙的行为让他失去了朋友。

It was contemptible of the manager to blame the youngest employee for mistakes he had made himself.
那位经理把自己犯的错推到最年轻的员工身上，这种做法卑劣可鄙。

词源 Etymology

来自拉丁语 contemptibilis，由 contemnere（轻视、蔑视）演变而来，词根含义与“看不起、鄙视”相关；后进入法语与英语，逐渐固定为“值得鄙视的、可鄙的”。

相关词 Related Words

• Despicable
• Dishonorable
• Wretched
• Vile
• Scornful
• Contempt
• Contemptuous

文学作品 Literary Works

• Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
• Wuthering Heights — Emily Brontë
• The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre Dumas