单词 | abhorrent |
释义 | abhorrent —abhorrently, adv. /ab hawr"euhnt, -hor"-/, adj. 1. causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed. 2. utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually fol. by to): abhorrent to reason. 3. feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usually fol. by of): abhorrent of waste. 4. remote in character (usually fol. by from): abhorrent from the principles of law. [1610-20; < L abhorrent- (s. of abhorrens, prp. of abhorrere). See ABHOR, -ENT] Syn. 1. shocking, abominable. |
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