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de·test·able
/dɪˈtɛstəbəl, di-/
(
a
.)嫌惡的,可憎的,可厭惡的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
De·test·a·ble
a.
Worthy
of
being
detested
;
abominable
;
extremely
hateful
;
very
odious
;
deserving
abhorrence
;
as
,
detestable
vices
.
Thou
hast
defiled
my
sanctuary
will
all
thy
detestable
things
,
and
with
all
thine
abominations
.
--
Ezek
.
v
. 11.
Syn:
--
Abominable
;
odious
;
execrable
;
abhorred
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
detestable
adj
1:
offensive
to
the
mind
; "
an
abhorrent
deed
"; "
the
obscene
massacre
at
Wounded
Knee
"; "
morally
repugnant
customs
"; "
repulsive
behavior
"; "
the
most
repulsive
character
in
recent
novels
" [
syn
:
abhorrent
,
obscene
,
repugnant
,
repulsive
]
2:
unequivocally
detestable
; "
abominable
treatment
of
prisoners
"; "
detestable
vices
"; "
execrable
crimes
";
"
consequences
odious
to
those
you
govern
"-
Edmund
Burke
[
syn
:
abominable
,
execrable
,
odious
]
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