If a person or an act is despicable, they are so low, so cruel, or so wrong that decent people look down on them — cheating someone weaker, kicking a person who is already down, hurting for sport. It is a strong moral word, a bit formal, but people still reach for it when they are truly angry.

If a person or an act is despicable如果一個人或一個行為是despicable（卑鄙、可惡）的， they are so low, so cruel, or so wrong表示他們卑劣、殘忍，或錯得離譜， that decent people look down on them讓正派的人看不起他們——cheating someone weaker像是欺負比較弱的人、kicking a person who is already down落井下石、hurting for sport純粹為了好玩而傷害人。 It is a strong moral word這是一個語氣很重的道德字眼， a bit formal有點正式， but people still reach for it但人們還是會用它 when they are truly angry當他們真的很生氣的時候。

In loose talk someone might just say “that's awful” or “what a jerk”; despicable makes the judgment harder. It almost always describes a person or an act.

In loose talk平常隨口說話時 someone might just say "that's awful" or "what a jerk"有人可能只會說「that's awful」或「what a jerk」；despicable makes the judgment harderdespicable 這個字讓評斷更重、更狠。 It almost always describes它幾乎都是用來形容 a person or an act一個人或一個行為。

You will sometimes see it used as a noun for a person (a despicable), but that is rare and sounds like writing, not speech.

You will sometimes see it used as a noun for a person你有時候會看到它被當作名詞，指一個人 (a despicable)（a despicable，「一個可惡的人」）， but that is rare但這樣用很少見， and sounds like writing, not speech而且聽起來像書面語，不像口語。

Though actually, everyday English often uses it for things that are mean rather than truly evil — a cheap trick, a nasty comment — so it has stretched a little from “monster” toward “really not okay.” It is not a light joke word, even when people stretch it. You despise what is despicable: the two words grew from the same “look down on” idea.

Though actually不過其實， everyday English often uses it for things that are mean rather than truly evil日常英語常常拿它形容小奸小惡，而不是真正邪惡的事——a cheap trick, a nasty comment像是耍小手段、講難聽的話——so it has stretched a little from "monster" toward "really not okay."所以這個字已經從「怪物」稍微鬆動到「真的不太好」。It is not a light joke word它不是一個輕鬆的玩笑字， even when people stretch it就算人們把它用得比較鬆。 You despise你會despise（鄙視） what is despicable是despicable（可惡）的東西：the two words grew from the same "look down on" idea這兩個字都是從同一個「看不起」的意思長出來的。