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单词 contemn
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•temn  (kən tem),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
  • Latin contemnere to despise, scorn, equivalent. to con- con- + temnere to slight; see contempt
  • Middle French)
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English contempnen (
con•temn•er  (kən temər, -temnər),USA pronunciation con•tem•nor  (kən temnər),USA pronunciation n.  con•tem•ni•ble  (kən temnə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.  con•temni•bly, adv. 
con•temn′ing•ly, adv. 
    scorn, disdain, despise.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
contemn /kənˈtɛm/ vb
  1. (transitive) formal to treat or regard with contempt; scorn
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin contemnere, from temnere to slight

contemner /kənˈtɛmnə -ˈtɛmə/ n
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