contemptuous
US: /kənˈtɛmptʃuəs/
UK: /kəntˈɛmptʃuːəs/
UK: /kəntˈɛmptʃuːəs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
contemptuous /kən'temptjuəs/
- tính từ
- khinh thường, coi thường; tỏ vẻ khinh bỉ, khinh người, khinh khỉnh
- to be contemptuous of something: khinh thường việc gì
- a contemptuous attitude: thái độ khinh người
- a contemptuous look: cái nhìn khinh khỉnh
- khinh thường, coi thường; tỏ vẻ khinh bỉ, khinh người, khinh khỉnh
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
~ (of sb/sth) feeling or showing that you have no respect for sb/sth: She gave him a contemptuous look. + You're contemptuous of everything I do. + The company has shown a contemptuous disregard for Henry's complaints.
contemptuously adverb: to laugh contemptuously
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
scornful, disdainful, sneering, derisive, insulting, contumelious, insolent:
The maestro was contemptuous of my piano-playing.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, feel, sound
Her voice sounded almost contemptuous.
ADV.
savagely | utterly | almost | rather | openly
PREP.
of
He was utterly contemptuous of her efforts.
Concise English dictionary
-tjʊəs
adj.
+expressing extreme contempt
