mindmap root((可鄙)) contemptible may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standings in any scale of values: a ~ bigot and liar. scale of value价值尺度价值观 despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation: the ~ crime of child abuse. pitiable applies to what inspires mixed contempt and pity and often attributes weakness to the agent: the play is his ~ attempt at tragedy. sorry may stress pitiable or ridiculous inadequacy, wretchedness, or sordidness: the orphanage was a very ~ place. scurvy adds to despicable an implication of arousing disgust: the offer of help turned out to be a ~ trick. cheap may imply contemptibility resulting from undue familiarity or accessibility: treatment that make her feel ~; but more often implies contemptible pettiness or meanness: critics who condemned the book with ~ remarks. 谚语familiarity breeds contempt熟悉使人轻视，注意不要写成familarity