| 释义 |
† deˈspection Obs.
Also -eccyon, -exion.
[ad. L. dēspectiōn-em, n. of action from dēspicĕre to look down upon, despise. Cf. OF. despection 14th c.]
A looking down upon; despising.
1482Monk of Evesham (Arb.) 62 Who euer wolde haue wende that the worschyppe and fauour..sculde be turned to seche confusyon and despexion. 1526Pilgr. Perf. (W. de W. 1531) 22 b, Suffrynge many wronges and despeccyons. 1654W. Mountague Devout Ess. ii. ix. §1 (R.) Christian humilitie is a clear inspection into, and a full despection of ourselves. 1656Blount Glossogr., Despexion, a looking downwards. |