very unpleasant or evil 令人厌恶的;可鄙的;卑鄙的 Extra ExamplesPolice have condemned the theft from an elderly widow as despicable. 警方谴责了偷窃那个年老寡妇财物的卑劣行径。 To fail was considered despicable. 失败曾经遭人鄙视。 What I find particularly despicable is their neglect of old people. 我认为他们冷落老年人的行为尤其卑鄙。 That was a despicable act. 那是一种卑鄙行为。
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from late Latin despicabilis, from despicari ‘look down on’.