detest

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. transitive
    — I detest snakes.
  2. To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. obsolete,transitive
    — The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches.

词形变化

detests present,singular,third-person detesting participle,present detested participle,past detested past

词汇关系

衍生词
detestability undetesting
相关词
detestable detestation abhor despise disdain dislike hate loathe

词源

PIE word
*tréyes
From Middle French detester (French détester), from Latin dētestor (“to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely”), from dē- + testor (“to testify, bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”); see test, testify. Doublet of detestate.
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