beneath contempt

utterly worthless or despicable

毫无价值；不值一顾；为人所不齿

hold someone in contempt

judge someone to have committed the offence of contempt of court

判…藐视法庭

the advocate was held in contempt for subpoenaing the judge.

辩护人因传唤法官而被判藐视法庭。

hold someone/thing in contempt

consider someone or something to be unworthy of respect or attention

轻视；对…不屑一顾

he wouldn't answer a woman he held in such contempt.

他不愿回答一个他如此蔑视的女人。