contemptible
英[k?n'tem(p)t?b(?)l]
美[k?n't?mpt?bl]
- adj. 可鄙的；卑劣的；可輕視的
英文詞源
- contemptible (adj.)
- late 14c., from Latin contemptibilis "worthy of scorn," from contempt-, past participle stem of contemnere (see contempt). Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly.
雙語例句
- 1. Catherine was ready to explode. "I think you're contemptible!"
- 凱瑟琳氣得快要炸了。“我覺得你真是可鄙！”
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.
- 他氣貌不揚、言語粗俗.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend.
- 那是對朋友玩弄的一出可鄙的把戲.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. To me, all these spontaneous responses of his were contemptible and despicable.
- 他的這些,在我看來都是笑柄,可鄙的.
來自漢英文學 - 散文英譯
- 5. Jacksonian Democracy, in some ways contemptible, was nevertheless a generous faith.
- 杰克遜式的民主, 盡管在某些方面為人所不齒, 然而未始不是一種高尚的信仰.
來自辭典例句