| 释义 |
con·temn
transitive verb
(contemned ; contemned \-təmd\ ; contemning \-temiŋ sometimes -temniŋ\ ; contemns)
Etymology: Middle English contempnen, from Middle French contempner, contemner, from Latin contemnere, from com- + temnere to slight, despise — more at stamp
: to view or treat with contempt as mean and despicable : reject with disdain : despise, scorn
< those who have contemned its visual art — David Sylvester >
Synonyms: see despise |