The historian's contempt for sloppy documentation was evident in her rigorous citation of every archival source.
这位历史学家对草率文献记录的轻蔑，体现在她对每一份档案来源的严格引证中。
Which choice best defines “contempt”?
A — Scornful disdain.. “contempt” means Scornful disdain..
Which word means “Scornful disdain.”?
A — contempt. “contempt” means Scornful disdain..
contempt — Scornful disdain.. In Chinese: 轻蔑；蔑视.
contempt is pronounced //kənˈtɛmpt//.
The historian's contempt for sloppy documentation was evident in her rigorous citation of every archival source. (这位历史学家对草率文献记录的轻蔑，体现在她对每一份档案来源的严格引证中。)
disdain, scorn, disrespect — all close in meaning to contempt (Scornful disdain.).
admiration, respect — each the opposite of contempt (Scornful disdain.).
Yes. contempt is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con- + tempt(=轻看) → 瞧不起。