Looking down on someone from above and deciding they are simply not worth taking seriously — not anger, but the judgement that something has no value at all.
From the word’s history
From Latin contemptus, from contemnō (con- intensifier + temnō "to despise") — literally "to look down on thoroughly", the same judgement of worthlessness the modern word carries.
來自拉丁文 contemptus，動詞 contemnō 是 con-（加強語氣）＋ temnō（輕視、看不起）。字源本身就是「狠狠地看不起」，跟現代的核心畫面幾乎重疊——這個字從一開始講的就是「把對方判為不值得」，而不是憤怒或仇恨。
Wiktionary entry for "contempt" (Latin contemptus ← contemnō ← com- + temnō)
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原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
contemptnoun/kənˈtɛmpt/
- 1
The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
- And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.
- Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known.
- 2
The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
- 3
lawOpen disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
- The panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend charging Mr. [Stephen K.] Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress for defying its subpoena, sending the issue to the House.
- Justice Merchan has yet to issue a ruling on whether to find Mr. Trump in contempt.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
- contempt factor
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。