立彬の日本語
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蔑む, 貶む, さげすむ
1. to scorn, to despise, to hold in contempt, to look down on, to disdain
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貧しい人をさげすんではならない。
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You should not look down upon the poor.
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中世の教会は肉体をさげすみ霊をたたえた。
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The medieval church despised the body and exalted the spirit.
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多分男の唯一真実な威厳は、自分自身をさげすむことができる能力であろう。
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Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.
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