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If the mere thought of a burrito with sour cream in it turns your stomach, you could say that you despise sour cream. You loathe it, abhor it, hate it, and think it's vile.
Despise dates all the way back to the Latin word despicare, which combines de “down” with specere “to look at.” So if you look down your nose at something, you could say you despise it. Nowadays the word gets used a lot to describe things people really, really dislike, too. Note how similar in meaning and spelling despise is to Sylvester the cartoon cat's old favorite catchphrase despicable. Despicable means something worth of being despised.
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词根: spic
=look/see,表示”看”
adj.
auspicious 幸运的,吉兆的auspice吉兆+ious……的→adj.幸运的,吉兆的
conspicuous 显眼的,明显的con大家+spic看+uous……的→大家都看见→显眼的
despicable 可鄙的,卑劣的de向下+spic看+able能……的→能向下看的→可鄙视的
perspicacious 独具慧眼的per全部+spic看+acious多……的→全部看到→独具慧眼
suspicious [of]可疑的,多疑的,疑心的sus下面+spic看+ious……的→在下面看的→suspicious怀疑的
adv.
suspiciously 猜疑着, 怀疑着suspicious[adj.[of]可疑的,多疑的,疑心的]+ly表副词→adv.猜疑着, 怀疑着
n.
auspice 赞助,主办au鸟+spic看+e→看到鸟[喜鹊]→吉兆
suspicion 怀疑,猜疑;一点儿,少量sus下面+spic看+ion表名词→在下面看→suspicion怀疑
prep.
despite 不管, 尽管, 不论de去掉+spite=spic看→不看→不管, 尽管
v.
despise 轻视,蔑视de去掉+spise=spic看→不看→鄙视
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value / appreciate / respect / admire / esteem
value / esteem / respect / admire / appreciate