单词详解 | loathe

loathe
音标
美音:/loʊð/,英音:/ləʊð/

听听基本释意:

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.
拜登政府对最近镇压伊朗政权厌恶的 MEK 组织的反应引发了一些美国知名议员的愤怒。
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,我们发现有迹象表明该组织仍在国内运作,尽管其行为如此无赖,以至于弗拉基米尔·普京总统指责他们在背后捅俄罗斯一刀——而且他讨厌背叛。
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.
与此同时,艾米渴望自由,但厌恶丹尼身上的性别歧视,而丹尼作为移民家庭中最大的孩子,又因对他的期望而陷入困境。
Washington Post

基本释意
verb
find repugnant
vt. 讨厌,厌恶

和loathe相似的有loath=loth,可以同时记忆,讨厌的同时也是不情愿的

同义词
abhor,abominate,execrate

短释义
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.”
如果你讨厌某人或某事,那么你就是非常讨厌他们。如果你不喜欢它们,你可能不会选择生吃胡萝卜,但如果你讨厌它们,你甚至可能很难把它们放在盘子里。

长释义
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.”
这个词暗示着一种强烈的厌恶感。近义词是憎恶和厌恶。动词 loathe 源自中古英语 lothen,源自古英语 lāthian。相关的形容词loathsome的意思是“可恨的或恶心的”,形容词loath的意思是“不愿意做某事”,如“我不愿意在考试中作弊,但我不知道我有什么选择。”

文学例句
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.
后来,当我克服悲伤,内心除了厌恶绝望之外一无所有时,小姨又给我讲述了其他人的事。
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Harry, knowing and loathing Malfoy, was sure the reason could not be innocent.
哈利了解并厌恶马尔福,他确信原因不可能是无辜的。
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

He said he loathed mankind, for men were all knaves and women deceivers.
他说他厌恶人类,因为男人都是无赖,女人都是骗子。
Ophelia by Lisa Klein

词源
loathe (v.)Old English laðian “be hateful or displeasing,” from lað “hated; hateful” (see loath). Cognate with Old Saxon lethon “be evil or hateful,” Old Norse leiða “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

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
loathe (v.) 古英语 laðian “可恨的或令人不快的”,源自 lað “讨厌的;可恨的”(参见 loath)。与古撒克逊语 lethon “邪恶或可恨”同源,古挪威语 leiða “厌恶”。 “讨厌、厌恶”的主要现代意义是由c证明的。 1200.非个人使用(它厌恶我=“我对此感到厌恶”)持续到16c。相关:厌恶;厌恶。相关条目及更多


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