despise
/dɪˈspaɪz/
v
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
鄙视,蔑视,看不起
释义与例句
v
鄙视,蔑视,看不起
to feel contempt or a deep lack of respect for someone or something
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He despises people who lie to get what they want.
他鄙视那些为达目的而撒谎的人。
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She despised herself for being so weak.
她为自己如此软弱而鄙视自己。
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The expert despises cheap imitations of his work.
那位专家看不起对他作品的廉价仿制品。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
de-(向下)+ spise(看,源自 specere)→ 向下看 → 鄙视
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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despicable 可鄙的,卑劣的形容词形式,表示令人鄙视的
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despite 尽管同源于古法语 despit(轻蔑),语义已分化
同义词
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scorn 鄙视,轻蔑scorn 强调轻蔑的态度;despise 侧重内心深深的不尊重。She scorned his offer of help. 她轻蔑地拒绝了他的帮助。
反义词
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admire 钦佩,欣赏admire 表示尊敬、欣赏,与 despise 完全相反。I admire her courage to speak the truth. 我钦佩她敢于说真话的勇气。
常见搭配
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despise somebody for 因…鄙视某人He was despised for betraying his friends. 他因背叛朋友而受到鄙视。
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despise the poor 看不起穷人It is wrong to despise the poor. 看不起穷人是不对的。