Grammar Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.
【语法】 后缀词:指由后缀构成词,表示小、年轻、亲昵、矫揉造作或轻视,如-let booke,leabkin -kin 或 nymphet -et n.
A high court judge has charged Kenya's Interior Minister, Inspector General of Police and Head of Immigration with being in contempt of court for ignoring orders for his release.
But I got to spend a lot of time with him and I learned a lot about his contempt for the phoniness of politics, about how to handle adversity and about the importance of honoring veterans.
Then to the speciality, whatever it is, you add a dedication to everything that is advance guard and an amused contempt for everything else that isn't.
William is very proud and isn't big on talking - and being a wealthy and important man, he looks on someone from a lower status in society, such as Elizabeth's family, with contempt.