contempt

Compared meaning: a strong feeling that someone deserves no respect (noun).

比较义项：认为某人（或某事物）不值得尊重的强烈感受（名词）。

• contempt 本词

  The broadest and strongest of the three; often mixed with anger or disgust, and used especially for someone whose behavior is seen as morally wrong.

  三者中语气最重、最常用的词；常带有愤怒或厌恶的情绪，尤其用于形容某人的行为在道德上令人不齿。

  He couldn't hide his contempt for people who lie to get ahead.

  他无法掩饰自己对那些靠撒谎往上爬的人的轻蔑。

• disdain

  Suggests a cool, aloof sense of superiority - looking down on someone or something as beneath one's own standards, without necessarily feeling angry.

  带有一种冷漠、居高临下的优越感——认为对方不够格，达不到自己的标准，但不一定伴随愤怒。

  She glanced at the cheap gift with quiet disdain.

  她带着一丝不易察觉的蔑视瞥了一眼那份廉价的礼物。

• scorn

  Disdain expressed actively, often through mocking words, laughter or a dismissive reaction, especially toward something considered foolish or inferior.

  是主动表现出来的蔑视，常通过嘲笑的话语、笑声或轻蔑的反应表达出来，尤其针对被认为愚蠢或低劣的事物。

  The critics poured scorn on the singer's terrible new album.

  评论家们对这位歌手糟糕的新专辑大肆奚落。

Contempt, disdain and scorn all mean feeling someone deserves no respect. Contempt is strongest, often mixed with anger toward someone seen as wrong. Disdain suggests a cool, superior attitude, looking down on someone calmly. Scorn is disdain shown actively, often through mocking words.

这三个词都表示“认为某人或某事不值得尊重”的强烈感受，用法相近，但语气和态度略有不同：contempt 语气最重、最直接，常带有愤怒或厌恶；disdain 强调居高临下、不屑一顾的冷漠态度；scorn 则常通过言语或反应主动表现出轻蔑，尤指对愚蠢或低劣的事物。