单词	despicable
释义	despicabledes‧pic‧a‧ble /dɪˈspɪkəbəl, ˈdespɪ-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINdespicable Origin: 1500-1600 Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari ‘to look down on’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Abusing a child is a despicable act. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS How could anyone believe such a low, despicable thing of her? It's despicable to make me admit it. Police say the man escaped across fields after what they said was a despicable attack. She is using the most despicable word she can think of. The first is purely despicable and the second is simply contemptible. To pretend would be despicable - or would it? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► despicable act  a despicable act of terrorism ► despicable crime  a despicable crime COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► crime · Courtney must be stopped from carrying out more despicable crimes. extremely bad, immoral, or cruel:  It’s despicable the way he treats those kids. a despicable act of terrorism a despicable crime—despicably adverb
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