contemn
英 [kən'tem]
美 [kən'tem]
1、con- + temn- ( intensive prefix ).
contemn 蔑视con-, 强调。-tem,砍,切,词源同tome, anatomy. 即被切掉的无用部分,不屑一顾的。
- contemn (v.)
- mid-15c., from Old French contemner (15c.), from Latin contemnere "to despise, scorn" (see contempt).
- 1. The wicked contemn God.
- 恶人轻侮上帝.