contemptible
英 [kən'tem(p)tɪb(ə)l]
美 [kən'tɛmptəbl]
英文词源
- contemptible (adj.)
- late 14c., from Latin contemptibilis "worthy of scorn," from contempt-, past participle stem of contemnere (see contempt). Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly.
双语例句
- 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！”
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.
- 他气貌不扬、言语粗俗.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 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.
来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
- 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.
来自辞典例句