detestable
英 [dɪ'testəb(ə)l]
美[dɪ'tɛstəbl]
- adj. 可憎的，可恶的；嫌恶的
英英释意
- 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
