Disdain



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. / v.轻视, 鄙视
• ［英］ n. / v.轻视, 鄙视 ( to refuse or reject with aloof contempt or scorn; despise)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English desdeyne, from Anglo-French desdaign, from desdeigner
• Date: 14th century
• a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior ; scorn

II. transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English desdeynen, from Anglo-French desdeigner, dedeigner, from Vulgar Latin *disdignare, from Latin dis- + dignare to deign — more at deign
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to look on with scorn <disdained him as a coward>
• 2. to refuse or abstain from because of disdain <disdained to answer their questions>
• 3. to treat as beneath one's notice or dignity
• Synonyms: see despise

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