To despise someone or something is to dislike them and look down on them. You do not merely not like them; you feel they are small, cheap, or not worth respect.

To despise someone or something去despise一個人或一件事 is就是 to dislike them討厭他們 and又 look down on them看不起他們。You你 do not merely不只是 not like them不喜歡他們; you你 feel而是覺得 they are small, cheap, or not worth respect他們很小家子氣、很低劣，或不值得尊重。

It is stronger and colder than dislike, and a bit more personal than a general hate.

It它 than比 dislike「討厭」 is stronger and colder更強、更冷淡, and而且 than比 a general hate一般的恨 is a bit more personal更帶個人色彩一點。

People despise cruelty, a liar, a coward, or a job they feel stuck in. It is common in writing and in serious talk; in very casual speech someone might just say “I can't stand them.” You despise a person, an act, or an idea. It is too heavy for a sandwich you do not fancy.

People有人 despise會despise cruelty殘忍, a liar說謊的人, a coward懦夫, or或 a job they feel stuck in一份讓他們覺得被困住的工作。It它 is common很常見 in writing and in serious talk用在寫作和正經的談話裡; in very casual speech在很隨性的口語裡 someone有人 might just say可能只會說 “I can't stand them.”「我受不了他們」。You你 despise a person, an act, or an idea會用despise來說一個人、一個行為，或一個想法。It它 is too heavy太重了 for a sandwich you do not fancy用在一個你不太喜歡的三明治上。

Grammar is simple once you see it: despise him, despise waiting, despise the way they talk. Not “despise to wait.” Though actually, some speakers use it for a steady, quiet scorn rather than a hot burst of anger; it can sit in a person for years.

Grammar文法 is simple很簡單 once you see it一旦你看懂: despise him「鄙視他」, despise waiting「討厭等待」, despise the way they talk「討厭他們說話的方式」。Not不會說 “despise to wait.”「despise to wait」。Though actually不過其實, some speakers有些人 use it for用它來表示 a steady, quiet scorn一種持續、安靜的輕蔑 rather than而不是 a hot burst of anger一時的怒氣爆發; it它 can sit in a person for years可以在一個人心裡待上好幾年。

English already had a native word for “look down on”; this one came in from French and won.

English英文 already had本來就有 a native word一個本土的字 for “look down on”表示看不起; this一個字 one came in from French是從法文進來的, and而且 won勝出了。