despise:鄙视;蔑视;看不起(对某人/某事抱有强烈的轻视与厌恶,常带道德评判意味)。也可用于较弱语气表示“不喜欢/不屑”。
/ dɪˈspaɪz /
I despise lying.
我鄙视撒谎。
Though he depended on their help, he secretly despised them for their greed and cruelty.
尽管他依赖他们的帮助,他却因他们的贪婪与残忍而在心里暗自蔑视他们。
来自中古法语 despiser,源于拉丁语 despicere(de- “向下” + specere “看”),字面意思是“向下看”,引申为“轻视、看不起”。