despicable的词源

英文词源

despicable (adj.)

1550s, from Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari "despise, disdain, look down on," from de- "down" (see de-) + spicare, variant of specere "to look" (see scope (n.1)).

中文词源

despicable：可鄙的

de-, 向下。-spic, 看，词源同inspect, spectator. 即向下看的，鄙视的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：despicable 词源，despicable 含义。

despicable：可鄙的，卑劣的

词根词缀： de-下降,向下 + -spic-看 + -able被动意义 → 可以被向下看的