contemptible可以用作形容人吗?
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发布时间：2024-02-09 19:12
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热心网友
时间：2024-11-26 17:01
contemptible/contemptuous
二者都是contempt（蔑视；轻蔑；鄙视）的形容词。
“蔑视”是双向的：（1）蔑视他人的；（2）被他人蔑视。contemptuous是第（1）义，contemptible为第（2）义。二者词义互补，contemptuous是主动，contemptible是被动。
A contemptible behaviour卑劣的行为
A contemptuous look轻蔑的眼神
知识拓展
contemptuous
adj.~ (of sb/sth)
蔑视的；鄙视的；表示轻蔑的
feeling or showing that you have no respect for sb/sth
同义词： scornful
1.She gave him a contemptuous look.
她鄙夷地看了他一眼。
2.He was contemptuous of everything I did.
他对我所做的一切都不屑一顾。
【派生词】contemptuously adv.
to laugh contemptuously 轻蔑地大笑
contemptible
adj.(formal) 可轻蔑的；可鄙的；卑劣的
not deserving any respect at all
同义词： despicable
contemptible behaviour
卑劣的行为
