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单词 execratory
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•e•cra•to•ry  (eksi krə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, -krā′tə rē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pertaining to execration.
  2. having the nature of or containing an execration.
  • execrate + -ory1 1605–15

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•e•crate  (eksi krāt′),USA pronunciation v., -crat•ed, -crat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to detest utterly;
    abhor;
    abominate.
  2. to curse;
    imprecate evil upon;
    damn;
    denounce:He execrated all who opposed him.

v.i. 
  1. to utter curses.
  • Latin ex(s)ecrātus (past participle of ex(s)ecrārī to curse), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + secr- (combining form of sacrāre to consecrate; see sacrament) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1555–65
exe•cra′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
execrate /ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to loathe; detest; abhor
  2. (transitive) to profess great abhorrence for; denounce; deplore
  3. to curse (a person or thing); damn
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin exsecrārī to curse, from ex-1 + -secrārī from sacer sacred

ˌexeˈcration n ˈexeˌcrative, ˈexeˌcratory adj ˈexeˌcratively adv
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