contempt
US /kənˈtempt/
UK /kənˈtempt/
1.
蔑視, 鄙視
the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn
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She felt nothing but contempt for his actions.
她對他的行為只有蔑視。
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His voice was full of contempt.
他的聲音充滿了蔑視。
2.
藐視法庭, 不尊重
disobedience to or disrespect for a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that obstructs or is intended to obstruct the administration of justice
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The lawyer was cited for contempt of court.
該律師因藐視法庭而被傳喚。
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His refusal to answer was an act of contempt.
他拒絕回答是一種蔑視行為。