execrable

a. 该咒的, 可憎恨的, 讨厌的

发音

US /ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/
US /ˈɛksəkɹəbl/
US /ˈɛkskɹəbl/

词形变化

more execrable 比较级 most execrable 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of the poorest quality.

    As execrable as the Supreme Court’s decisions have been, they are of a piece with the conservative rulings from lower court judges who see no issue with laundering a revanchist policy agenda through contorted rulings.

  2. 2.

    Hateful, disgusting.

    But is an enemy so execrable, that, though in captivity, his wishes and comforts are to be disregarded and even crossed? I think not. It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.

词汇关系

词源

From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.

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