disdain• But such simplefare he knew full well would be disdained.• I could see her proudly carrying on her head an amphora to a well and disdaining all admirers.• From boyhood he disdained an easy life.• He disdains New York and the art that is produced there.• In fact, Roy disdains the cowardice of anyone who plays the easier shot.• Along with his peers on the Board, Starkdisdained them.• I disdained to consult a medicaldictionary, however.• Even the casual Aranyos did not disdain to make the sign.• Throughout the Mekong delta, local officials who disdained Tu Duc nevertheless quit the provincialadministration rather than submit to alien rule.
Origindisdain2
(1300-1400)Old Frenchdesdeignier, from deignier; → DEIGN
ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISDAIN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great極大的不屑▸➤utter十足的鄙視▸➤obvious明顯的輕蔑➤aristocratic, haughty, snobbish, snooty (informal, especially NAmE) 傲慢的輕蔑態度VERB + DISDAIN➤feel, have覺得不屑;懷有鄙視之情◇She did not hesitate to express the disdain that she felt.她毫不猶豫地表達了她的鄙視之情。➤express, show表達鄙視之情;顯示出不屑◇Judges sometimes show great disdain for the law.有時法官會對法律表現出極大的蔑視。➤look on sb/sth with, look upon sb/sth with, treat sb/sth with輕視⋯;鄙夷⋯◇Traditionalists look upon the changes with disdain.傳統主義者鄙夷這些變革。➤hide隱藏鄙視之情◇Marcus had trouble hiding his disdain for the man.馬庫斯難以掩飾他對這個男人的鄙視。PREPOSITION➤in disdain不屑地◇She turned her head away in disdain.她不屑地把頭轉了過去。➤with disdain鄙視地◇Why does he treat his father with such disdain?他為何對父親如此不敬?➤disdain for對⋯的鄙視◇He has an aristocratic disdain for money.他對金錢有一種倨傲的不屑態度。PHRASES➤an expression of disdain, a look of disdain不屑的表情/神情