| 单词 | despicable |
| 释义 | despicable From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdespicabledes‧pic‧a‧ble /dɪˈspɪkəbəl, ˈdespɪ-/ adjectiveUNPLEASANTextremely bad, immoral, or cruelIt’s despicable the way he treats those kids.a despicable act of terrorisma despicable crime —despicably adverbExamples from the Corpusdespicable• The first is purely despicable and the second is simply contemptible.• Police say the man escaped across fields after what they said was a despicable attack.• To pretend would be despicable - or would it?• How could anyone believe such a low, despicable thing of her?• It's despicable to make me admit it.• She is using the most despicable word she can think of.despicable crime• Courtney must be stopped from carrying out more despicable crimes.Origin despicable (1500-1600) Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari “to look down on” |
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