abominable

英 [ə\"bɒm(ə)nəb(ə)l] 美 [ə\"bɑmɪnəbl]

• 翻译

  adj. 讨厌的；令人憎恶的；糟透的

英 [ə\"bɒm(ə)nəb(ə)l]||||||美 [ə\"bɑmɪnəbl]

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adj. 讨厌的；令人憎恶的；糟透的

abominable

abominable:

[14] The Latin original of this word meant ‘shun as an evil omen’. The prefix

ab

- ‘away’ was added to

ōmen

(source of English

omen

) to produce the verb

abōminārī

. From this was created the adjective

abōminābilis

, which reached English via Old French. From the 14th to the 17th century there was a general misapprehension that

abominable

was derived from Latin

ab hominem

‘away from man’, hence ‘beastly, unnatural’.

This piece of fanciful folk etymology not only perpetuated the erroneous spelling

abhominable

throughout this period, but also seems to have contributed significantly to making the adjective much more strongly condemnatory.

=> omen

abominable (adj.)

mid-14c., from Old French

abominable

(12c.)a,n,ddirectly from Late Latin

abominabilis

\\\\\\\"deserving abhorrence,\\\\\\\" from stem of Latin

abominari

\\\\\\\"deplore as an evil omen\\\\\\\" (see abomination). Sometimes misdivided in earlier centuries as

a bominable

. Also often

abhominable

14c.-17c. Related:

Abominably

.

1. The President described the killings as an

abominable

crime.

总统称这些血案为令人发指的罪行。

来自柯林斯例句

2. English food can be wonderful but the normal English diet is

abominable

.

英国也有美食，只是一般的日常饮食太过糟糕。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The judge described the attack as an

abominable

crime.

法官称那次袭击为令人发指的罪行。

来自《权威词典》

4. Their cruel treatment of prisoners was

abominable

.

他们虐待犯人的做法令人厌恶.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are

abominable

.

这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了.

来自《简明英汉词典》