execrate
/ˈeksɪkreɪt/verb
with obj.
1- feel or express great loathing for憎恶, 憎恨; 痛斥, 痛骂:
they were execrated as dangerous and corrupt.
他们被痛斥为危险的腐败分子。
1.1
- no obj. archaic curse; swear〈古〉诅咒; 咒骂。
派生词
execration
nounexecrative
adjectiveexecratory
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin exsecrat- 'cursed', from the verb exsecrari, based on sacrare 'dedicate' (from sacer 'sacred').