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单词 loath
释义 loath
adjective
or loth also loathe \ˈlōth, -th\
Etymology: Middle English loth, lath hostile, loathsome, averse, from Old English lāth hostile, loathsome; akin to Old Frisian & Old Saxon lēth hated, loathsome, Old High German leid, Old Norse leithr hated, loathsome, Old Irish liuss aversion, disgust, and perhaps to Greek aleitēs sinner
: characterized by unwillingness to do something contrary to one's tastes, likes, sympathies, or ways of thinking
 < when he suggested a meal, I was nothing loath — H.G.Wells >
— usually used predicatively or postpositively with an infinitive
 < seemed loath to enter, yet drawn by some desire stronger than his reluctance — Willa Cather >
 < a spirit of camaraderie … that made us loath to part — Jack Hulbert >
Synonyms: see disinclined
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