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despised

UK //dɪˈspaɪzd//US //dɪˈspaɪzd//

词源

源自中古英语 'despisen',来自古法语 'despire',最终源自拉丁语 'despicere',意为 '看不起' 或 '蔑视'。

verb

❶ 强烈厌恶或看不起某人或某事物,认为其毫无价值或令人反感。这种情感通常带有轻蔑和鄙视的态度。

“She despised him for his cowardice.”

(她因他的懦弱而鄙视他。)

“The dictator was despised by his own people.”

(这位独裁者被他自己的人民所唾弃。)

同义词:loathed, scorned, detested, abhorred, disdained

常见短语

despised enemy — 指极度厌恶且被视为可恨的敌人,常用于形容深仇大恨的对象。

“The rebels fought against their despised enemy with all their might.”

(叛军竭尽全力与他们所憎恨的敌人作战。)