contemn

• vt. 蔑视；侮辱

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.

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