“藐视”常见的英文表达有 contempt、despise、scorn 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境和表达侧重:
词性:名词
含义:指“轻蔑、鄙视”,强调一种强烈的、带有敌意的轻视态度,常用于法律、道德或情感层面的蔑视。
例句:
His actions showed complete contempt for the law.(他的行为表现出对法律的完全蔑视。)
She looked at him with contempt.(她轻蔑地看着他。)
词性:动词
含义:指“鄙视、看不起”,强调对某人或某事的极度厌恶或轻视。
例句:
I despise people who lie.(我鄙视说谎的人。)
He despises himself for his weakness.(他为自己的软弱而鄙视自己。)
词性:名词或动词
含义:
名词:指“轻蔑、嘲笑”,强调对某人或某事的公开蔑视或嘲笑。
动词:指“蔑视、嘲笑”,与名词含义一致。
例句:
She treated him with scorn.(她对他表现出轻蔑。)
His scornful remarks angered everyone.(他轻蔑的言论激怒了所有人。)
look down on/upon:指“轻视、看不起”,强调主观上的轻视态度。
例句:He always looks down on people who are less successful than him.(他总是看不起那些不如他成功的人。)
disdain [dɪsˈdeɪn]:名词或动词,指“轻蔑、不屑”,强调对某人或某事的轻视或厌恶。
例句:She felt a deep disdain for his behavior.(她对他的行为感到深深的厌恶。)
如果需要表达“轻蔑”的名词形式,contempt 或 scorn 是更合适的选择。
如果需要表达“鄙视”的动词形式,despise 或 scorn 更常用。
look down on/upon 和 disdain 也是表达轻视的常用词汇,具体使用取决于语境。