【教えて下さい】「侮られる」の英訳

しかし「音容兼美」と言われるほど美しい声と優れた美貌であったため、兵達が見惚れて士気が上がらず、敵に侮られるのを恐れ、必ず獰猛な仮面をかぶって出陣したと言うもの。
However, since Changgong GAO had such a golden voice and was so handsome that people described him as 'Onyo Kenbi' (having both an excellent voice and looks), he wore a fierce mask in every battle so that the enemy would not look down on his soldiers, who might otherwise be demoralized due to their fascination with him.

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