“看不起、轻蔑、鄙视、以蔑视态度对待”,大约公元1300年,despisen,源自古法语 despis-,是动词 despire 的现在分词词干,意为“鄙视”。它又源自拉丁语 despicere,意思是“俯视、轻蔑”,由 de-(意为“向下”,参见 de-)和 spicere/specere(意为“看”——来自原始印欧语根 *spek-,意为“观察”)组合而成。相关词汇有:Despised(被鄙视),despising(鄙视)。
To despise is to look down upon with strong contempt from a superior position of some sort. To scorn is to have an extreme and passionate contempt for. To disdain is to have a high-minded abhorrence of, or a proud and haughty contempt of. [Century Dictionary]
Despise(鄙视)意味着从某种优越的立场对他人表示强烈的轻蔑。Scorn(轻蔑)则是对某人或某事怀有极端而热烈的蔑视。Disdain(鄙视)则是一种高傲而傲慢的轻视,或对某事物的高尚厌恶。[《世纪词典》]
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