contemptible

英 [kənˈtemp.tə.bəl]      美 [kənˈtemp.tə.bəl]
  • adj. 可鄙的;卑劣的;可轻视的
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将“contemptible”分解为“con-tempt-ible”。想象“con”作为前缀,代表“全部”或“共同”,“tempt”联想为“temptation”,意为“诱惑”,“ible”表示“可以……的”。整体记忆方法可以是:一个“共同”被“诱惑”的事物或人,因此是可以被“轻视”或“瞧不起”的。这种方法将单词分解成有意义的部分,帮助你记忆。

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contemptible (adj.)
late 14c., from Latin contemptibilis "worthy of scorn," from contempt-, past participle stem of contemnere (see contempt). Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly.
1. Catherine was ready to explode. "I think you're contemptible!"
凯瑟琳气得快要炸了。“我觉得你真是可鄙!”
2. His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.
他气貌不扬、言语粗俗.
3. That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend.
那是对朋友玩弄的一出可鄙的把戏.
4. To me, all these spontaneous responses of his were contemptible and despicable.
他的这些,在我看来都是笑柄,可鄙的.
5. Jacksonian Democracy, in some ways contemptible, was nevertheless a generous faith.
杰克逊式的民主, 尽管在某些方面为人所不齿, 然而未始不是一种高尚的信仰.