detestable
英[d?'test?b(?)l]
美[d?'t?st?bl]
- adj. 可憎的，可惡的；嫌惡的
英英釋意
- 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"
- 2. unequivocally detestable;
- "abominable treatment of prisoners"
- "detestable vices"
- "execrable crimes"
- "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke