disdain
英 [dɪs'deɪn] 美 [dɪs'deɪn]
n.轻蔑 v.蔑视
◉Etymology
“Disdain”源自古法语“desdeignier”，意为“鄙视”或“认为不值得”，由前缀“des-”（否定）和“deign”组成。“Deign”来自拉丁语“dignari”（认为值得），与“dignity”（尊严）、“deign”（屈尊）同根，源于印欧语系的“*dek-”（接受、尊荣）。这个词在14世纪进入英语，最初指贵族对低贱事物的轻视，后扩展为一般的情感态度，形容任何高傲的蔑视。其语感尖锐而冷峻，带有一种高高在上的疏远感。
◉外刊例句
① 《The New Yorker》 (2023年10月8日)
The politician’s disdain for the media was evident in her curt responses.
这位政客对媒体的鄙视在她简短的回应中显而易见。
② 《The Guardian》 (2024年7月12日)
Critics expressed disdain for the film’s shallow take on serious issues.
评论家对这部电影对严肃问题的肤浅处理表示蔑视。
◉经典名著
① 《傲慢与偏见》（Pride and Prejudice）——简·奥斯汀 (1813年)
Elizabeth met Mr. Darcy’s proposal with disdain, stung by his arrogance.
伊丽莎白以鄙视回应了达西先生的求婚，因他的傲慢而受伤。
② 《麦克白》（Macbeth）——威廉·莎士比亚 (约1606年)
She cast disdain upon their pleas, her ambition unyielding.
◉Usage Examples
(1) The receptionist looked at me with disdain when I walked into Suffolk College asking to enrol.
(2) He disdained that man for snobbishness and was unwilling to talk to him.
(1) 当我走进萨克福大学，要求报读时，接待员用轻蔑的眼神看着我。
(2) 他鄙视那个势利小人，不愿和他说话。
◉Usage Notes
If you feel that something isn't worthy of your consideration, you may disdain it (or treat it with disdain).
In Old French, deignier meant "to treat something as worthy." To disdain something, then, is to treat it with contempt: "Management at [the company] displayed a certain disdain for safety and appeared to regard safety-conscious workers as wimps in the organization." As a verb, disdain carries an air of self-righteousness not associated with similar words like despise, abhor, detest, loathe and scorn. So if you disdain something, you might reject it with a haughty scoff, "Ha!"
◉Colins
1. [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]轻视；鄙视；蔑视 If you feel disdain for someone or something, you dislike them because you think that they are inferior or unimportant. [oft N for n]
Janet looked at him with disdain...
珍妮特轻蔑地看着他。
She shared her daughter's disdain for her fellow countrymen.
她和女儿都瞧不起自己的同胞。
2. [VERB 动词]轻视；鄙视；蔑视 If you disdain someone or something, you regard them with disdain. [V n]
Jackie disdained the servants that her millions could buy.
杰姬鄙视那些她用钱就可以收买的奴仆。
3. [VERB 动词]不屑于（做） If you disdain to do something, you do not do it, because you feel that you are too important to do it. [V to-inf]
Franklin told Sara that he had himself disdained to take the job.
富兰克林告诉萨拉他不屑于去做那份工作。
