despised:despise 的过去式/过去分词,表示“鄙视、轻蔑、看不起”。常用于描述某人/某事长期或强烈地被认为低劣、不值得尊重。(despise 也可有更广义的“极不喜欢”之意。)
/ dɪˈspaɪzd /
He was despised for lying to his friends.
他因对朋友撒谎而被鄙视。
In the novel, the despised servant quietly observes the hypocrisy of the wealthy family that employs him.
在小说中,那位被轻蔑的仆人默默观察着雇主富人家庭的虚伪。
despise 来自拉丁语 despicere,由 *de-*(向下、贬低)+ spicere/specere(看)构成,字面含义接近“往下看”,引申为“把……看低、轻视”。