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Contempt Lack Food Snob Kən'tempt Feel Liar Thief

Front contempt
Pron [kən'tempt]
Back 【CONTEMPT】
We feel contempt for a liar or a thief.
我们对说谎者和贼感到轻视。
【重点词汇】
contempt v. 轻视 adj. contemptible
Vocab
contemptlack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

Reserve the noun contempt for an extreme lack of respect: a food snob has nothing but contempt for mass-produced burgers and fries at a fast-food joint.

Contempt has nothing to do with the verb condemn, despite the similarity in sound and meaning; it is from Latin temnere "to despise," and if you despise someone, you have contempt for them. It's a harsh term and should be used with care; it's stronger than either disdain or scorn. It suggests you find someone or something utterly worthless. That food snob might say the words "Big Mac" or "Whopper" with a voice dripping in contempt.

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