contemptible 的詞源
contemptible(adj.)
14世紀末,“可鄙視的,值得鄙視的”,也指“卑微的,謙遜的,不值得的”,源自晚期拉丁語 contemptibilis “值得鄙視”,來自拉丁語 contempt- 的過去分詞詞幹 contemnere “蔑視,鄙視”,來自 com- 的同化形式,這裏可能是一個強調前綴(參見 com-),加上 *temnere “輕視,蔑視”,其起源不確定(參見 contempt)。相關詞彙: Contemptibility; contemptibly; contemptibleness。
Contemptible is unworthy of notice, deserving of scorn, for littleness or meanness; it is generally not so strong as despicable, which always involves the idea of great baseness; as a contemptible trick; despicable treachery. [Century Dictionary]
Contemptible 不值得注意,應受到蔑視,因爲其小氣或卑劣; 它通常不如 despicable 強烈,後者總是涉及極其卑劣的想法; 如 contemptible 的把戲; despicable 的背叛。【世紀詞典】
相關條目
contemptible 的趨勢
根據books.google.com/ngrams/調整。Ngrams可能不可靠。
分享「contemptible」
翻譯由AI生成。查看原文,請訪問: Etymology, origin and meaning of contemptible
熱門詞彙
contemptible 附近的字典條目