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- contemn (v.)[contemn 词源字典]
- mid-15c., from Old French contemner (15c.), from Latin contemnere "to despise, scorn" (see contempt).[contemn etymology, contemn origin, 英语词源]
- contempt (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin contemptus "scorn," from past participle of contemnere "to scorn, despise," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + *temnere "to slight, scorn," which is of uncertain origin. Phrase contempt of court is attested from 19c., though the idea is several centuries older.
- contemptible (adj.)
- late 14c., from Latin contemptibilis "worthy of scorn," from contempt-, past participle stem of contemnere (see contempt). Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly.