despise: may suggest an emotional response ranging from strong dislike to loathing: ~ those who show any sign of weakness.  (loathe厌恶憎恶极不喜欢，表示厌恶恶心到不能容忍suggests utter disgust and intolerance, 有时甚至比hate都严重，但有时只是极不喜欢，如loathe self-appointed moral guardians憎恶自封的卫道士，如they loathe each other他们相互厌恶对方)


contemn: more intellectual, implies a vehement condemnation of a person or thing as low, vile, feeble, or ignominious: ~s the image of women promoted by advertisers.    (注意是nious，ignominious耻辱不光彩implies what makes one feel ashamed，来自词根NOM表示name名字，如an ignominious defeat/end/name不光彩的失败/结局/名字）


scorn: implies a ready or indignant and profound contempt: ~s the very thought of retirement.  （profound深刻的，形容既深入又广泛implies both depth and thoroughness，如a profound thinker深刻的思想家）  （indignant愤愤不平，认为受到了不公正对待implies feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment，如he was indignant at being the object of suspicion他因受到嫌疑愤愤不平）  ready准备就绪，意思是反应速度快，ready和indignant都不翻译，scorn只是表示深深蔑视


disdain: implies an arrogant aversion to what is regarded as base or unworthy: ~ed all manner of popular music.  （aversion反感反对implies a turning away from what is distasteful or unwelcome，如seems averse to anything requiring work看似反感一切需要劳动的事情）


stout: suggests derision or abrupt rejection or dismissal: ~ed any suggestion that his son was other than angelic.  善良美丽天使般的，如he looked angelic他看上去善良温柔


despise鄙视: 泛指一个情感反应范围，从强烈不喜欢直到憎恶，contemn强烈鄙视: 有知识气息，表示强烈谴责低级恶心虚弱羞耻的，scorn蔑视: 感到深深蔑视，disdain嗤之以鼻: 指高傲地反感拒绝，认为低劣不值一提，stout嘲讽: 表示嘲笑和坚决反对


记忆方法: 1）首字母DCSDS当从事的事<==鄙视?

         2）鄙视的意思是认为不值得注意考虑mean to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration.