1.lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike;
he was held in contempt
2.a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
3.open disrespect for a person or thing
4.a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
contempt /kən'tempt/ DJ noun the feeling that sb/sth is without value and deserves no respect at all 蔑視;輕蔑;鄙視 ~ (for sb/sth) uncountable singular She looked at him with contempt. 她輕蔑地看著他。 I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves. 我對那項建議當然會不屑一顧。 His treatment of his children is beneath contempt(= so unacceptable that it is not even worth fee