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despicable

英 [dɪ'spɪkəb(ə)l; 'despɪk-] 美[dɪ'spɪkəbl]
  • adj. 卑劣的;可鄙的

英英释意


1. worthy only of being despised and rejected;
"a contemptible lack of courage"
"A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards
2. morally reprehensible;
"would do something as despicable as murder"
"ugly crimes"
"the vile development of slavery appalled them"