- disdain somebody/something to think that somebody/something is not good enough to deserve your respect鄙视;蔑视;鄙弃
- She disdained his offer of help.他提出要帮助,遭到她的鄙弃。
- Immigrants accept the jobs disdained by the local workforce.移民接受当地劳动力不屑的工作。
- He disdained all people less well educated than himself.他鄙视所有比他教育程度低的人。
- disdain to do something to refuse to do something because you think that you are too important to do it不屑(做某事)
- He disdained to turn to his son for advice.他不屑向自己的儿子请教。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French desdeign (noun), desdeignier (verb), based on Latin dedignari, from de- (expressing reversal) + dignari ‘consider worthy’ (from dignus ‘worthy’).