词汇课43 课堂笔记：词根-spect，-spec，-spic，-spis，-sp.docx

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词根“spect-，spec-，-spic，-spis，-spit，-scop，-scep”均表示“看”

despise[d?spa?z]vt.鄙视；藐视；看不起9211

助记：de-(=down：向下，低)+spise(=tolookat：看)→tolookdownon/upon,scorn：

看低，轻蔑→鄙视，藐视，看不起

搭配：despisegossip：对流言蜚语嗤之以鼻

despiseliesandliars：鄙视谎言和说谎者

释义：(VERB)鄙视;藐视;看不起Ifyoudespisesomethingorsomeone,youdislikethemand

haveaverylowopinionofthem.

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despicable[d?sp?k?b(?)l;desp?k-]adj.可鄙的；卑鄙的16994

助记：de-(=down：向下，低)+spic(=tolookat：看)+-able(形容词后缀，可以被…的)→可以被看低、鄙视的→可鄙的，卑鄙的

搭配：adespicableact/crime：卑劣的行为/罪行

释义：(ADJ-GRADED)可鄙的;卑鄙的Ifyousaythatapersonoractionisdespicable,youare

emphasizingthattheyareextremelynasty,cruel,orevil.

可以…的，能够…的容易…的名词后缀【课堂笔

可以…的，能够…的容易…的

名词后缀

-abl

-able-ible-ile

despite[d?spa?t]prep.尽管；虽然；不由自主；情不自禁742

词源：c.1300,despit(n.)contemptuouschallenge,defiance;actdesignedtoinsultorhumiliate

someone;mid-14c.,scorn,contempt,fromOldFrenchdespit(12c.,ModernFrenchdépit),fromLatindespectusalookingdownon,scorn,contempt,frompastparticipleofdespicerelookdownon,scorn.Theprepositionalsensenotwithstanding(early15c.)isshortforindespiteofindefianceorcontemptof(c.1300),aloan-translationofAnglo-Frenchendespitdeincontemptof.Italmostbecamedespightduringthe16c.spellingreform.

助记：de-(=down：向下，低)+spite(=tolookat：看)→向下、向低看，不(抬眼)看，

懒得看→不管，不理，轻视，蔑视，挑战indefianceorcontemptof→notwithstanding，inspiteof：尽管，虽然，不管，不顾

搭配：despite/inspitethat/although/though：尽管

despiteobviousobjections：虽然存在明确反对，但是…

例句：Despite/InspitethatE-bookshavebecomemoreandmorepopular,itmaynotreplace

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traditionalbooksinashortperiodoftime.

Although/ThoughE-bookshavebecomeincreasinglyprevalent,itmaynotsubstitutefortraditionalbooksintheshortterm.

尽管电子图书已经变得越来越流行，但