loath
adjective/ləʊθ/
/ləʊθ/
(also less frequent loth)
(formal)- loath to do something not willing to do something
不乐意的；不情愿的；不甘心的 - He was loath to admit his mistake.
他不愿承认自己的错误。 - They were obviously loath to let her leave.
他们显然不愿意让她离开。
Word OriginOld English lāth ‘hostile, spiteful’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leed, German Leid ‘sorrow’. - He was loath to admit his mistake.