loath
英 [ləʊθ]
美[loθ]
- adj. 勉强的；不情愿的（等于loth）
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。
英英释意
- 1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom;
- "a reluctant smile"
- "loath to admit a mistake"
- "unwilling to face facts"
- 2. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed;
- "antipathetic to new ideas"
- "averse to taking risks"
- "loath to go on such short notice"
- "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
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.
实用场景例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- He was loath to admit his mistake.
- 他不愿承认自己的错误。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings.
- 在寒冷的早晨他讨厌起床.
《简明英汉词典》
- When he suggested a meal, I was nothing loath.
- 当他提议吃饭时, 我高兴极了 loathness
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The little girl was loath to leave her mother.
- 那小女孩不愿离开她的母亲.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He spent so many unforgettable days with them that he was loath to part with them.
- 他与他们一起度过那么多难忘的日子,他舍不得离开他们.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Children are very conservative where food is concerned, they are very loath to try anything out of the ordinary.
- 孩子们在食物上非常保守, 他们非常不愿意尝任何特殊的东西.
《简明英汉词典》
- Everyone looked at him as if loath to let him leave.
- 大家看着他,仿佛唯恐他走了.
汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- The new finance minister seems loath to cut income tax.
- 新任财政部长似乎不愿削减所得税。
辞典例句
- She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty.
- 她不愿放弃好不容易得来的自由。
辞典例句
- I was very loath to dispose of them for a trifle.
- 我极不愿意得到一点点钱,就把它们让给了别人.
辞典例句
- He was loath to be left alone.
- 他不愿意独自被留下来.
辞典例句
- He consented at once, nothing loath.
- 他非常乐意地立即同意了.
辞典例句
- She was loath to depart.
- 她不愿离开.
辞典例句
- If discover the child is honest, do not like not loath also child.
- 如发现孩子实在不喜欢也不要勉强孩子.
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