音标:[kәn'temptʃuәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 轻蔑的, 鄙视的, 瞧不起人的
s. expressing extreme contempt

考试类型:[六级/托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

contemptuous的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. You should not be contemptuous of underprivileged people.你不应该看不起无权无势的人。
  2. He gave a contemptuous laugh.他轻蔑地笑了笑。
  3. My girl friend is contemptuous of my humble home.我的女朋友瞧不起我的简陋的家。
  4. Snobs are usually contemptuous of people they feel to be beneath them.势利者通常瞧不起他们认为地位在他们之下的人。

经典引文

  • Contemptuous base-born callet as she is.

    出自:2 Henry VI,Shakespeare
【近义词】

[00:00]C:I marvel that you can be so contemptuous of me, and on the same day you lose your job! [00:05]L:Lose it? I didn't lose it. It's not like Oops, where' d my job go? I quit. [00:08]C:Oh, oh, oh, oh, and I want to thank you for putting me

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