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contemptuously

UK //kənˈtɛmptʃuəsli//US //kənˈtɛmptʃuəsli//

词源

源自拉丁语 'contemptus'(轻蔑),加上后缀 '-uously' 构成副词形式。

adverb

❶ 以轻蔑或鄙视的方式,表现出对他人的不屑或看不起的态度。

“She looked at him contemptuously and turned away.”

(她轻蔑地看了他一眼,然后转身离开。)

“He spoke contemptuously about his rival's achievements.”

(他轻蔑地谈论对手的成就。)

同义词:disdainfully, scornfully, derisively

常见短语

contemptuously dismiss — 轻蔑地拒绝或无视某事或某人,表现出不屑的态度。

“He contemptuously dismissed the idea as nonsense.”

(他轻蔑地认为这个想法是无稽之谈。)