| 单词 | detestable |
| 释义 | detestable (once / 1710 pages) adj Anything that's so hateful or disgusting that you can't bear to think about it is detestable. Many little kids find all green vegetables to be utterly detestable. It's pretty common for people to find hate speech detestable, as well as stepping on slugs in bare feet and the pungent smell of garbage. The verb detest means "hate" or "strongly dislike," and the adjective detestable brings in an element of disgust or offensiveness. The Latin root, detestabilis, means "abominable," from detestari, "curse or express abhorrence for." WORD FAMILYdetestable: detestablest, detestably+/detest: detestable, detestation, detested, detesting, detests/detestation: detestations/detested: detestedly USAGE EXAMPLESHSBC’s opposition to opening the reports is understandable, if detestable. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) “Quiet seems to be regarded as a detestable condition to be expurgated by any means which applied science can devise.” The Guardian(Oct 26, 2016) The moderately more successful is a very broad dark comedy featuring almost everyone in the series, except for Parker, as detestable caricatures. Slate(Oct 07, 2016) 1adj offensive to the mind Syn abhorrent, obscene, repugnant, repulsive offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses 2adj unequivocally detestable detestable vices Syn abominable, execrable, odious hateful evoking or deserving hatred |
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