| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•di•um /ˈoʊdiəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- intense hatred or dislike.
- the blame, disapproval, etc., attached to some discreditable action.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•di•um (ō′dē əm),USA pronunciation n. - intense hatred or dislike, esp. toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant:He had to bear the odium of neglecting his family.
- the state or quality of being hated.
- Latin: hatred, equivalent. to od(isse) to hate + -ium -ium
- 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged detestation, abhorrence, antipathy.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obloquy.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged love.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: odium /ˈəʊdɪəm/ n - the dislike accorded to a hated person or thing
- hatred; repugnance
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin; related to ōdī I hate, Greek odussasthai to be angry |