contemn
🇬🇧 UK/kәn'tem/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
v.
To regard or treat with contempt; to scorn or despise
蔑视;轻视
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishcontogether, with
+
temnother
=contemn
Common Collocations
- 1.contemn authority蔑视权威
- 2.contemn convention蔑视约定俗成
Example Sentences
- 1.
He openly contemned the traditional rules and chose to follow his own unconventional path.