資料來源 : pyDict

無禮,傲慢,侮辱

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Contumely \Con"tu*me*ly\, n. [L. contumelia, prob. akin to
   contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. {Contumacy}.]
   Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful
   insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in
   act or speech; disgrace.

         The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely.
                                                  --Shak.

         Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely.
                                                  --Burke.

資料來源 : WordNet®

contumely
     n : a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a
         student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse";
         "they yelled insults at the visiting team" [syn: {abuse},
          {insult}, {revilement}, {vilification}]