dis·dain
noun/dɪsˈdeɪn/
/dɪsˈdeɪn/
[uncountable, singular]- the feeling that somebody/something is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention
鄙视；蔑视；鄙弃 - with disdain She treated him with disdain.
她对他很鄙视。 - in disdain He turned his head away in disdain.
他不屑地把头转过去。 - disdain for somebody/something a disdain for the law
对法律的藐视
Extra Examples- She did not hesitate to express the disdain that she felt.
她毫不犹豫地表达了她的鄙视之情。 - Traditionalists look upon the changes with disdain.
传统主义者鄙夷这些变革。 - Imitation jewellery is regarded with disdain.
冒牌珠宝遭人鄙视。 - Why does he treat his father with such disdain?
他为何对父亲如此不敬？ - Marcus had trouble hiding his disdain for the man.
马库斯难以掩饰他对这个男人的鄙视。 - Judges sometimes show great disdain for the law.
有时法官会对法律表现出极大的蔑视。 - She's shown her disdain for me from day one.
从第一天起她就表现出对我的蔑视。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- utter
- obvious
- …
- feel
- have
- express
- …
- in disdain
- with disdain
- disdain for
- …
- an expression of disdain
- a look of disdain
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French desdeign (noun), desdeignier (verb), based on Latin dedignari, from de- (expressing reversal) + dignari ‘consider worthy’ (from dignus ‘worthy’). - with disdain She treated him with disdain.