英语词典 · 单词释义
loath
英 [ləʊθ] 美 [loθ]
这里集中整理“loath”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
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词义详解
翻译 · 词源 · 例句- adj. 勉强的；不情愿的（等于loth）
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词源 · 例句 · 用法助记提示
1. l- + oath => loath => loth, loathe.
2. 用手指指着他咒骂、诅咒。
2. 用手指指着他咒骂、诅咒。
中文词源
loath 厌恶的，不情愿的，不乐意的
来自古英语lath,厌恶，讨厌，来自PIE*leit,憎恶，词源同德语leiden,承受，忍受，伤心，来自其原始词义PIE*leit，向前，引导，前进，词源同lead,lode.并引申词义离别，伤心，最后到厌恶，讨厌。
英文词源
- loath (adj.)
- Old English lað "hated; hateful; hostile; repulsive," from Proto-Germanic *laithaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian leth "loathsome," Old Norse leiðr "hateful, hostile, loathed;" Middle Dutch lelijc, Dutch leelijk "ugly;" Old High German leid "sorrowful, hateful, offensive, grievous," German Leid "sorrow;" French laid "ugly," from Frankish (Germanic) *laid), from PIE root *leit- "to detest."
Weakened meaning "averse, disinclined" is attested from late 14c. Loath to depart, a line from some long-forgotten song, is recorded since 1580s as a generic term expressive of any tune played at farewells, the sailing of a ship, etc. Related: Loathness.
双语例句
- 1. I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
- 我不愿意伸手去抓那闪亮的黄铜门环，怕把它弄脏。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was loath to admit his mistake.
- 他不愿承认自己的错误。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings.
- 在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. When he suggested a meal, I was nothing loath.
- 当他提议吃饭时, 我高兴极了 loathness
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. The little girl was loath to leave her mother.
- 那小女孩不愿离开她的母亲.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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