contemn

1. Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
   恶人为何轻慢神，心里说，你必不追究。
2. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them, for they teach not their own use;
   狡诈的人轻视阅读，朴实的人欣赏阅读，而睿智的人运用阅读，因为阅读所传授的不包括其运用；
3. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them.
   狡狯之徒鄙视读书，浅陋之人羡慕读书，唯明智之士活读活用。
4. If you despise my laws, and contemn my judgments so as not to do those things which are appointed by me, and to make void my covenant.
   如果你们弃绝我的法令，厌恶我的制度，不遵行我的一切命令，而破坏我的盟约。
5. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them, for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.
   有一技之长者鄙读书，无知者慕读书，而明智之士用读书，然书并不以用处告人，用书之智不在书中，而在书外，全凭观察得之。
6. It is a brave act of valour to contemn death; but where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valour to dare to live.
   蔑视死亡是一种英勇的行为，但是当活着比死亡更加可怕的时候，那么敢于生活下去才是至高无上的勇气。

verb

1. look down on with disdain
   1. He despises the people he has to work for
   2. The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately

   Synonym:    despisescorndisdain