單詞詳解 | loathe


loathe
音標:
美音:/lo?e/,英音:/l??e/
聽聽基本釋意:
見原文:https://engapi.com/article/4868
外刊例句:
The Biden administration’s response to the recent crackdown on the MEK — a group loathed by the Iranian regime — has sparked outrage from some prominent U.S. lawmakers.
拜登政府對最近鎮(zhèn)壓伊朗政權(quán)厭惡的 MEK 組織的反應(yīng)引發(fā)了一些美國知名議員的憤怒。
—Washington Times
Instead, we’ve found signs that the group are still operating at home, despite going so rogue that President Vladimir Putin accused them of stabbing Russia in the back – and he loathes betrayal.
相反,我們發(fā)現(xiàn)有跡象表明該組織仍在國內(nèi)運作,盡管其行為如此無賴,以至于弗拉基米爾·普京總統(tǒng)指責他們在背后捅俄羅斯一刀——而且他討厭背叛。
—BBC
Meanwhile, Amy craves the freedom but loathes the sexism she senses in Danny, who in turn feels bogged down by the expectations placed on him as the oldest child in an immigrant family.
與此同時,艾米渴望自由,但厭惡丹尼身上的性別歧視,而丹尼作為移民家庭中最大的孩子,又因?qū)λ钠谕萑肜Ь场?br>—Washington Post
基本釋意:
verb
find repugnant
vt. 討厭,厭惡
和loathe相似的有l(wèi)oath=loth,可以同時記憶,討厭的同時也是不情愿的
同義詞:
abhor,abominate,execrate
短釋義:
This word suggests a strong feeling of disgust. Near synonyms are abhor and detest. The verb loathe descends from Middle English lothen, from Old English lāthian. The related adjective loathsome means “hateful or disgusting,” and the adjective loath means “not willing to do something,” as in “I’m loath to cheat on a test, but I don’t see what choice I have.”
如果你討厭某人或某事,那么你就是非常討厭他們。如果你不喜歡它們,你可能不會選擇生吃胡蘿卜,但如果你討厭它們,你甚至可能很難把它們放在盤子里。
長釋義:
This word suggests a strong feeling of disgust. Near synonyms are abhor and detest. The verb loathe descends from Middle English lothen, from Old English lāthian. The related adjective loathsome means “hateful or disgusting,” and the adjective loath means “not willing to do something,” as in “I’m loath to cheat on a test, but I don’t see what choice I have.”
這個詞暗示著一種強烈的厭惡感。近義詞是憎惡和厭惡。動詞 loathe 源自中古英語 lothen,源自古英語 lāthian。相關(guān)的形容詞loathsome的意思是“可恨的或惡心的”,形容詞loath的意思是“不愿意做某事”,如“我不愿意在考試中作弊,但我不知道我有什么選擇?!?/p>
文學(xué)例句:
Later still, when I overcame my grief and came to have nothing in my heart but loathing despair, my youngest aunt told me of others.
后來,當我克服悲傷,內(nèi)心除了厭惡絕望之外一無所有時,小姨又給我講述了其他人的事。
—The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Harry, knowing and loathing Malfoy, was sure the reason could not be innocent.
哈利了解并厭惡馬爾福,他確信原因不可能是無辜的。
—Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
He said he loathed mankind, for men were all knaves and women deceivers.
他說他厭惡人類,因為男人都是無賴,女人都是騙子。
—Ophelia by Lisa Klein
詞源:
loathe?(v.)Old English laeian “be hateful or displeasing,” from lae “hated; hateful” (see loath). Cognate with Old Saxon lethon “be evil or hateful,” Old Norse leiea “disgust.” Main modern sense of “to hate, be disgusted with” is attested by c. 1200. Impersonal use (it loathes me = “I am disgusted with it”) persisted through 16c. Related: Loathed; loathing.Related entries & more
下面是詞源的翻譯(機器翻譯比較難翻,參考著看)
loathe (v.) 古英語 laeian “可恨的或令人不快的”,源自 lae “討厭的;可恨的”(參見 loath)。與古撒克遜語 lethon “邪惡或可恨”同源,古挪威語 leiea “厭惡”。 “討厭、厭惡”的主要現(xiàn)代意義是由c證明的。 1200.非個人使用(它厭惡我=“我對此感到厭惡”)持續(xù)到16c。相關(guān):厭惡;厭惡。相關(guān)條目及更多