- Adjective
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1. deserving of contempt or scorn
- antonym: estimable
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2. worthy only of being despised and rejected;
- "a contemptible lack of courage"
- "A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards
- synonym: despicable
- 1. His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.
- 他气貌不扬、言语粗俗。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend.
- 那是对朋友玩弄的一出可鄙的把戏。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》


