abhor
中文来自 ECDICT
- vt.
- 憎恶,痛恨,回避,拒绝
演变路径(由近及远)
原始词根
原始印欧语 *ǵʰers-
词源说明
First attested in 1449, from Middle English abhorren, borrowed from Middle French abhorrer, from Latin abhorreō (“shrink away from in horror”), from ab- (“from”) + horreō (“stand aghast, bristle with fear”).
释义(英文)
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- (transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To fill with horror or disgust. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the early 17th century.]
- (transitive) To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
- (transitive, canon law, obsolete) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To feel horror, disgust, or dislike (towards); to be