despise

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vt. 轻视

发音

US /dɪˈspaɪz/

词形变化

despised despises 三单 despises despisest despiseth despising despising 现在分词 despised 过去式 despised 过去分词

别名

dispise

教材释义与例句

动词

轻视，鄙视

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To regard with contempt or scorn.

    鄙薄

    鄙夷

    蔑视

    藐视

    轻视

    Near-synonym: hate

    James still despises his brother for the time he pushed him out of a tree during their childhood.

  2. 2.

    To disregard or ignore.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

scorn disdain contemn

上位词 2

hate detest

下位词 1

look down on

词源

From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere (“to look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“to look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon.

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