中英互译
loath
英 /ləʊθ/美 /loʊθ/
基本释义
- adj.勉强的;不情愿的(等于 loth)
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双语例句
- He was loath to admit his mistake.他不愿承认自己的错误。来自《牛津词典》
- 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》
- 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
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。
- loathFrom loth, from Middle English loth (“disinclined"; "loathsome”), from Old English lāþ (“loathsome", "evil”), from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.