unholy

FREQ #18222

a. 不神圣的, 不虔诚的, 邪恶的

发音

其它 /ʌnˈhəʊli/

词形变化

unholier 比较级 unholier unholiest more unholy 比较级 unholiest 最高级 most unholy 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.

    The priest's unholy behaviour brought the church into disrepute.

  2. 2.

    Dreadful, terrible, excessive, or otherwise atrocious.

    What an unholy mess your room is in!

    I've been spending an unholy amount of time trying to write a novel!

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

wicked demonic sinful diabolical infernal satanic hellish fiendish diabolic unhallowed

反义词 1

holy

近义相关 5

evil profane unconsecrated unrighteous unsanctified

相关短语

unholy alliance unholy trinity unholy water unholy trinities

词源

From Middle English unholi, unhaliȝ, from Old English unhāliġ, from Proto-Germanic *unhailagaz, equivalent to un- + holy. Cognate with Scots unhaly, Dutch onheilig, German Low German unhillig, German unheilig, Danish uhellig, Swedish ohelig.

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