contempt
鄙视
definition
noun
he showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly
the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
translation of 'contempt'
noun
鄙视,
轻视
example
In the bars he'd frequented as a cowboy hotshot, the elite stance involved a certain relaxed 'contempt' for the flesh.
This power, exercised politically for far too long, has added to the public's 'contempt' for the honours that are now made.
On the other hand the youth, like many others of his ilk these days, shows total disregard and 'contempt' for authority of any kind.
he showed his 'contempt' for his job by doing it very badly
If we can also apply this kind of 'contempt' and scorn to people who, say, kill police officers, we'll really get somewhere.
We have reached a point where people feel 'contempt' for the government but do not yet trust the opposition.
Just another scenario where caring for someone close to me gets me nothing by 'contempt' , scorn and hate in return.
he wouldn't answer a woman he held in such 'contempt'
Watch out for scorn, sarcasm, ridicule and 'contempt' and inappropriate humour.
This was a slap in the face to those rulers: a challenge, 'contempt' and scorn for them, as if they are mere flies or dung beetles!
What standard of measuring respect or 'contempt' for human life should we use in making these judgments?
His 'contempt' for the audience is only slightly less pronounced than his loathing of himself for being (in his own eyes) a phony and a sell-out.
They have bad manners, 'contempt' for authority and no respect for older people.
How would he respond to the charge that his book expresses a certain 'contempt' for the public?
Disability groups have hit out at the practice which they say shows the 'contempt' with which the State has treated those with special needs.
Americans couldn't bear to risk the 'contempt' of their distinguished European guests.
this action displays an arrogant 'contempt' for the wishes of the majority
The woman looked at them with total 'contempt' , as if they were something she would wipe off her shoe.
This will be denied by the whites, who will insist that the basic problem remains the 'contempt' of their group for the non-white.
These proposals seem to express an element of 'contempt' for pet owners.
They're just wanting to exert their authority and treat Territorians with total 'contempt' .
The statement showed 'contempt' for the public education system - its students, teachers and communities.
Any company that treats its customers with such 'contempt' deserves to go out of business, many said.
This is reflective not just of the 'contempt' that this regime has for the judiciary but of how eager it is to protect itself against the danger of populist politics.
But there are others who deserve not pity but 'contempt' .
Later, I decided that I deserved his 'contempt' , and I hated myself for what I had written.
A prince who does not provoke the 'contempt' of nobles and keeps the people satisfied does not have to fear conspirators.
When Cady demonstrates to each the 'contempt' in which George really holds them, they dissolve their alliances with the queen.
But I do not share the 'contempt' so many conservatives seem to have for bishops because they urge peace.
It observes that the disregard and 'contempt' for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts that have outraged the conscience of mankind.
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