contempt的词源

英文词源

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.

中文词源

contempt：蔑视

来自contemn, 蔑视。-pt, 过去分词后缀。

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