• n. 憎惡；討厭

來自拉丁語odi,憎惡，厭惡，來自PIE*od,厭惡，憎惡，詞源同annoy,noisome.可能來自PIE*od,氣味，臭味，詞源同odor.

odium (n.)

c. 1600, "fact of being hated," from Latin odium "ill-will, hatred, grudge, animosity; offense, offensive conduct," related to odi "I hate" (infinitive odisse), from PIE root *od- "to hate" (cognates: Armenian ateam "I hate," Old Norse atall, Old English atol "dire, horrid, loathsome"). Meaning "hatred, detestation" is from 1650s. Often in an extended form, such as odium theologicum "hatred which is proverbially characteristic of theological disputes" (1670s).

1. Her manner acquired her universal odium.

她的舉止遭到普遍的非議.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The complainant has been exposed to public odium, scandal and contempt.

原告遭到了公眾的憎恨、非議與蔑視。

來自辭典例句

3. He incurred the odium of everyone by sacking the old caretaker.

他因解雇老管理員而激起公憤.

來自辭典例句

4. Hitler had the odium of wrecking Europe.

希特勒受到毀壞之歐洲的責難.

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