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loath

/ləʊθ/ /loʊθ/
  • adj.
    勉强的;不情愿的(等于 loth)
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双语例句

  1. He was loath to admit his mistake.
    他不愿承认自己的错误。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
    我不愿意用手去抓那个闪亮的黄铜门环以免把它弄脏。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  3. Sensing he held the advantage, Mr. Danbar was loath to change the subject.
    丹巴先生觉得占有优势,不愿改变话题。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

网络短语

  • Your fight in loath
    汝等厌恶地争斗
  • nothing loath
    很愿意;很乐意
  • loath h
    不情愿的
  • I loath SUVs
    我非常恨大汽车
  • be loath to lag behind
    不甘落后

词语扩展

adj.
勉强的;不情愿的(等于loth)
adj.
loathly讨厌的;可恶的
adv.
loathly不情愿地

词义分布

勉强的
50%
不情愿的
50%

英英释义

  • adj.unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
  • adj.(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed

词源

  • loath
    来自loth, 来自中世纪英语loth("disinclined"; "loathsome"), 来自古英语lāþ("loathsome", "evil"), 来自原始日耳曼语*laiþaz.
  • 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。
  • loath
    From loth, from Middle English loth ‎(“disinclined"; "loathsome”), from Old English lāþ ‎(“loathsome", "evil”), from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.