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contempt
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of CONTEMPT
1
: a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval蔑视；轻蔑；鄙视
[noncount]
- He feels that wealthy people view/regard him with contempt because he is poor.他觉得因为他穷有钱人看不起他。
- He spoke with contempt in his voice.他说话的语气中带着轻蔑。
- She has contempt for them. = She holds them in contempt.她鄙视他们。
[singular]
- She has displayed a profound contempt for her opponents.她对她的对手表示出极大的轻蔑。
2
: a lack of respect for or fear of something that is usually respected or feared轻视；忽视；不顾
[noncount]
- They have acted with contempt for public safety. [=they have completely ignored public safety]他们完全忽视了公共安全。
[singular]
- He has a contempt for danger. [=he ignores danger; he is not afraid of doing things that other people are afraid to do]他不顾危险。
3
[noncount] law : speech or behavior that does not show proper respect to a court or judge藐视法庭；藐视法官
- She was arrested for contempt of court.她因藐视法庭而被逮捕。
- He was held in contempt [=considered by the court to have broken the law by disobeying or disrespecting the judge] for his outbursts during the trial.他因在审判过程中情绪失控而被判藐视法庭罪。
beneath contempt
: completely bad or worthless — used to describe someone or something that is too bad to deserve any respect恶劣透顶的，为人所不齿的（用于形容过于恶劣而为人所不齿的人或事）
- She's a liar who is beneath contempt.她是个为人所不齿的骗子。
familiarity breeds contempt
contempt
noun
con·tempt kən-ˈtem(p)t 
Example Sentences
There, in the tall grass and the jungle, many would fall and the rest would return home to endure the sullen contempt of their fellow citizens, all to no purpose. 
A. J. Bacevich, Commonweal, 12 Sept. 1997 I even read a mild contempt into this first-name business, comparable to the old habit of calling men Mac, Ace, Chief, or Buddy, or calling women Honey, Sweetie, or Doll. Aristides, American Scholar, Summer 1996 The same contempt for the poor that suggests kids are better off in orphanages will mobilize resistance to the orphanages themselves. Katha Pollitt, Nation, 12 Dec. 1994 … they looked with contempt at the bloodless gray arthritic hands of the old woman … Alice Walker, In Love & Trouble, 1973 He feels that wealthy people view him with contempt because he is poor. He spoke with contempt in his voice. She has displayed a profound contempt for her opponents. She was arrested for contempt of court. See More
A. J. Bacevich, Commonweal, 12 Sept. 1997 I even read a mild contempt into this first-name business, comparable to the old habit of calling men Mac, Ace, Chief, or Buddy, or calling women Honey, Sweetie, or Doll. Aristides, American Scholar, Summer 1996 The same contempt for the poor that suggests kids are better off in orphanages will mobilize resistance to the orphanages themselves. Katha Pollitt, Nation, 12 Dec. 1994 … they looked with contempt at the bloodless gray arthritic hands of the old woman … Alice Walker, In Love & Trouble, 1973 He feels that wealthy people view him with contempt because he is poor. He spoke with contempt in his voice. She has displayed a profound contempt for her opponents. She was arrested for contempt of court. See More Recent Examples on the Web And yet while that movie plainly holds its subject, the ungainly figure skater Tonya Harding, in contempt, there’s a certain respect here for Tyson. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 The report was released just days after a federal judge held IDOC in contempt for failing to complete a process in developing a plan required by the monitor to improve the quality of health care for the agency’s prison population. Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 The death came up during the proceeding, which regarded Terry’s motion to hold Chris Pettit in contempt for withdrawing $125,000 from his retirement accounts. Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Aug. 2022 The witness was ultimately notified the committee had voted to hold Bannon in contempt on Oct. 19, prompting a subsequent referral to the Justice Department for prosecution after a full House vote two days later. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 The judge ruled last month that Vos would not face penalties after being held in contempt but would determine later whether he should be penalized for how Vos has handled records requests related to the election review. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2022 Bannon, an ally in Trump's effort to overturn his election loss, faced up to two years in jail and fines if found in contempt. Harold Maass, The Week, 11 July 2022 Bannon’s previous refusal to comply with a committee subpoena to testify led the House to hold him in contempt. Billy House, Fortune, 10 July 2022 Jon Comstock, 72, of Rogers was sentenced to five days in the Benton County jail after Rogers District Judge Chris Griffin found him in contempt. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2022 See More
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 The report was released just days after a federal judge held IDOC in contempt for failing to complete a process in developing a plan required by the monitor to improve the quality of health care for the agency’s prison population. Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 The death came up during the proceeding, which regarded Terry’s motion to hold Chris Pettit in contempt for withdrawing $125,000 from his retirement accounts. Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Aug. 2022 The witness was ultimately notified the committee had voted to hold Bannon in contempt on Oct. 19, prompting a subsequent referral to the Justice Department for prosecution after a full House vote two days later. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 The judge ruled last month that Vos would not face penalties after being held in contempt but would determine later whether he should be penalized for how Vos has handled records requests related to the election review. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2022 Bannon, an ally in Trump's effort to overturn his election loss, faced up to two years in jail and fines if found in contempt. Harold Maass, The Week, 11 July 2022 Bannon’s previous refusal to comply with a committee subpoena to testify led the House to hold him in contempt. Billy House, Fortune, 10 July 2022 Jon Comstock, 72, of Rogers was sentenced to five days in the Benton County jail after Rogers District Judge Chris Griffin found him in contempt. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin contemptus, from contemnere "to look down on, show no respect for, despise" + -tus, suffix of action nouns (with loss of n and intrusive p) — more at contemn
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of contempt was in the 14th century Phrases Containing contempt
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