| 单词 | contempt of court |
| 释义 | contempt of court —contempt /kənˈtempt/ noun [U] (ALSO contempt of court) legal (NOT OBEYING) ► F0 behaviour that is illegal because it does not obey or respect the rules of a law court: » The tobacco companies may be guilty of contempt of court for refusing to produce the documents.Thesaurus+: ↑Obeying and breaking the law , ↑Obedient and compliant , ↑Disobedient , ↑Bad and wrong behaviournoun [U] (NO RESPECT) C2 a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something: » At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers.» You should treat those remarks with the contempt that they deserve.» She's beneath contempt (= I have no respect for her)!Thesaurus+: ↑Feelings of dislike and hatredhold sb/sth in contemptF0 to feel contempt for someone or something Thesaurus+: ↑Not liking• • • Extra Examples:» She looked at him with undisguised contempt.» He rewarded their kindness with hostility and contempt.» Both Shelley and Byron had a passionate contempt for cant and hypocrisy.» The boy shows utter contempt for authority and is virtually uncontrollable.» In their senseless killing of innocent people, the terrorists display total contempt for human life. |
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