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loath

音標[l?uθ] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 不情願的, 厭惡的
相關詞組:
nothing loath
be loath to do sth for sb

英文解釋：

形容詞 loath:

  1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
    同義詞：loth, reluctant
  2. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
    同義詞：antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, indisposed, loth

例句：

  1. He is loath to get out of bed on cold morning.
    在寒冷的早晨他討厭起床。
  2. He was loath to surrender his sweetheart to his wife; yet how refuse so trifling a present as a heifer?
    他實在不想將情人交給自己的老婆; 但是他又怎好拒絕象一頭母牛這樣的區區小意思呢？
  3. I was loath to go with him.
    我不願和他一起去。
  4. He seemed somewhat loath to depart.
    他似乎不願離去。

詳細解釋：


loath 也作 loth

adj.（形容詞）
Unwilling or reluctant; disinclined:
討厭：不願意或不情願；不想的：
例句：
I am loath to go on such short notice.
我不願這么急急忙忙就走

來源：
Middle English loth [displeasing, loath]
中古英文 loth [令人不快的，討厭的]
from Old English l3th [hateful, loathsome]
源自 古英文 l3th [厭惡的，可厭的]

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