contempt學測 L5KK [kəˈntɛmpt]/kəˈntɛmpt/
鄙視;輕蔑·藐視法庭罪
學測愛考的鄙視/藐視法庭雙義字
You could see the contempt on her face when she rolled her eyes at him.

當她對他翻白眼時,你能從她臉上看到滿滿的輕蔑。

從翻白眼的日常輕蔑到法庭上頂撞法官,contempt 都是那種『我瞧不起你』的態度。

一個畫面:翻白眼撇嘴

翻白眼眼睛上翻,表示不屑一顧
撇嘴角嘴角向下撇,帶著嘲諷
頂撞法官在法庭上出言不遜、拒絕服從

義項

翻白眼鄙視C1noun鄙視;輕蔑
She looked at him with contempt and walked away without a word.
她輕蔑地看著他,一句話也不說就轉身離開。
show contempt forutter contempt
頂撞法官C2noun藐視法庭罪
The man kept talking loudly in court, so the judge charged him with contempt.
那個男子一直在法庭上大聲說話,法官因此以藐視法庭罪起訴他。
contempt of courtcharged with contempt

片語

beneath contempt爛到不屑提 →糟糕到不值一提
in contempt of court藐視公堂 →犯了藐視法庭罪
hold in contempt看不起眼 →打從心底瞧不起

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He was held in ___ of court for shouting at the judge. (contempt / attempt)

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contempt

contempt 意為藐視,attempt 意為嘗試,兩字外觀相近。

'She looked at him with contempt and walked away.' 這裡的 contempt 最接近哪個意思?(A) 鄙視 (B) 藐視法庭

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(A)

此句描述個人態度的輕蔑,非法律上的藐視法庭罪。

字族

contemptuous 輕蔑的;鄙視的・contemptible 可鄙的;不值得尊敬的

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disrespect較口語常用的不尊重說法

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