self-contempt
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.kənˈtempt/ us/ˌself.kənˈtempt/
自卑|自我轻视
a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for yourself
As soon as she had left, Edward was overwhelmed with self-contempt. 她一离开，爱德华就充满了自轻自贱的想法。
They are full of self-hatred and self-contempt, and with good reason. 他们有理由对自己充满憎恨和轻视。
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- My films are about our indescribable self-contempt, that we would destroy the earth that gives us life.
- He captures not only the character's weariness but also his self-contempt and his essential decency.
- The tone is shot through with a jokey self-awareness that is very close to self-contempt.