英语词汇“abhorrent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

adj

Many people find cruelty toward animals abhorrent, that is, they think it's detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive, and offensive to the mind. In other words, they really, really don't like it.

When you think of abhorrent, think of horror, as in something so vile and loathsome that you can only react to it in horror. In fact, the word abhorrent in Latin means “to recoil (back away) in horror.” Note that the ending is spelled -ent with an e, not an a. Maybe the a found abhorrent so abhorrent that it didn’t want to appear in it a second time.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

abhorrent / aberrant

Abhorrent describes something truly horrible like finding a dead rat in your soup, but something aberrant is just abnormal, like a cat in a pink fedora.

Abhorrent means disgusting or detestable. When you abhor something, you loathe it. Its Latin root means, "to shudder, recoil," which is what you do when faced with something abhorrent like a zombie, or or in these examples:

She said sanitary conditions in the emergency room were abhorrent. (Seattle Times)

If I thought monarchy abhorrent, for example, I would not seek British citizenship. (Washington Times)

Aberrant (no "h") means unusual, straying from a defined path. It's not necessarily nasty. It's from the Latin, aberrantem, "wandering away." It's related to err, a mistake, through Old French and Latin. If a behavior is aberrant, it's just not normal:

Weeks ago the nation witnessed the culmination of aberrant fan behavior when Bryan Stow was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. (Newsweek)

Upstairs the show gives way to delicious aberrant moments, like the gallery kitted out in beige walls and chunky red molding. (New York Times)

Illinois citizens will be subjected to another round of descriptions of aberrant behavior by a governor who freely dropped the f-bomb. (Quad-City Times)

If you can remember that the err in aberrant indicates an error and that you abhor something that is abhorrent, your word choice will be neither aberrant nor abhorrent. Wearing a feather boa to a funeral? Aberrant. Stealing the body? Abhorrent.

WORD FAMILY

abhorrent: abhorrently+/abhor: abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrent, abhorrer, abhorring, abhors/abhorrence: abhorrences/abhorrer: abhorrers

USAGE EXAMPLES

But it is an abhorrent quality for a public servant.

Slate(Dec 14, 2016)

Or that people should put up with Facebook friends whose views are abhorrent.

Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016)

“This abhorrent act is not just an attack on the life of French citizens and the internal security of France,” she said at the time.

New York Times(Dec 01, 2016)

adj offensive to the mind

an abhorrent deed

Syn

detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
offensive

unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

单词	abhorrent
释义	abhorrent (once / 5270 pages) adj Many people find cruelty toward animals abhorrent, that is, they think it's detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive, and offensive to the mind. In other words, they really, really don't like it. When you think of abhorrent, think of horror, as in something so vile and loathsome that you can only react to it in horror. In fact, the word abhorrent in Latin means “to recoil (back away) in horror.” Note that the ending is spelled -ent with an e, not an a. Maybe the a found abhorrent so abhorrent that it didn’t want to appear in it a second time. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS abhorrent / aberrant Abhorrent describes something truly horrible like finding a dead rat in your soup, but something aberrant is just abnormal, like a cat in a pink fedora. Abhorrent means disgusting or detestable. When you abhor something, you loathe it. Its Latin root means, "to shudder, recoil," which is what you do when faced with something abhorrent like a zombie, or or in these examples: She said sanitary conditions in the emergency room were abhorrent. (Seattle Times) If I thought monarchy abhorrent, for example, I would not seek British citizenship. (Washington Times) Aberrant (no "h") means unusual, straying from a defined path. It's not necessarily nasty. It's from the Latin, aberrantem, "wandering away." It's related to err, a mistake, through Old French and Latin. If a behavior is aberrant, it's just not normal: Weeks ago the nation witnessed the culmination of aberrant fan behavior when Bryan Stow was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. (Newsweek) Upstairs the show gives way to delicious aberrant moments, like the gallery kitted out in beige walls and chunky red molding. (New York Times) Illinois citizens will be subjected to another round of descriptions of aberrant behavior by a governor who freely dropped the f-bomb. (Quad-City Times) If you can remember that the err in aberrant indicates an error and that you abhor something that is abhorrent, your word choice will be neither aberrant nor abhorrent. Wearing a feather boa to a funeral? Aberrant. Stealing the body? Abhorrent. WORD FAMILY abhorrent: abhorrently+/abhor: abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrent, abhorrer, abhorring, abhors/abhorrence: abhorrences/abhorrer: abhorrers USAGE EXAMPLES But it is an abhorrent quality for a public servant. Slate(Dec 14, 2016) Or that people should put up with Facebook friends whose views are abhorrent. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) “This abhorrent act is not just an attack on the life of French citizens and the internal security of France,” she said at the time. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) adj offensive to the mind an abhorrent deed Syn detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
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