contemptible
contemptible 英 [kənˈtemptəbl] 美 [kənˈtɛmptəbəl]
adj. 可鄙的；卑劣的；可轻视的
There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. 倘若一个人不依靠温暖的神话就无法面对生活中的不幸，那么他可就有点软弱和可鄙了。
- Someone or something that's contemptible receives harsh judgment and deserves it. Your desire to bring to justice the contemptible coward who stole your last chocolate bar seemed noble, until you realized you'd eaten it the night before.
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- adj. 可鄙的；卑劣的；可轻视的
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1. There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths.
倘若一个人不依靠温暖的神话就无法面对生活中的不幸，那么他可就有点软弱和可鄙了。
- contemptible (adj.) late 14c., "despicable, worthy of contempt," also "lowly, humble, unworthy," from Late Latin contemptibilis "worthy of scorn," from contempt-, past-participle stem of Latin contemnere "to scorn, despise," from assimilated form of com-, here probably an intensive prefix (see com-), + *temnere "to slight, scorn," which is of uncertain origin. Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly; contemptibleness.
con·tempt·ible / kənˈtemptəbl ; NAmE kənˈtemptəbl / adjective ( formal) not deserving any respect at all 可轻蔑的；可鄙的；卑劣的 SYN despicable ◆ contemptible behaviour 卑劣的行为 con·tempt·ible / kənˈtemptəbl ; NAmE kənˈtemptəbl /
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