abominable
abominable — 形容詞
- abominablepositive
- more abominablecomparative
- most abominablesuperlative
1. so bad or unpleasant that it is hard to tolerate
極其惡劣
品質或狀況極差，令人難以忍受
so bad or unpleasant that it is hard to tolerate
The weather on their camping trip was abominable — cold rain for three straight days.
他們露營那幾天的天氣極其惡劣——連續下了三天冷雨。
predicative use: was abominable
Wei opened the cupboard and an abominable smell of rotten eggs filled the kitchen.
Wei 打開櫥櫃，裡面散發的氣味極其惡劣，像是腐敗的雞蛋。
The sound at the concert was abominable, and Dmitri could barely hear the singer.
演唱會的音響效果極其惡劣，Dmitri 幾乎聽不見歌手的聲音。
After sitting in abominable traffic for two hours, the bus driver apologised to everyone.
在極其惡劣的交通中塞了兩小時後，巴士司機向所有人道歉。
Amara said the meals at the hospital were abominable — always cold and poorly prepared.
Amara 說醫院的餐點極其惡劣——總是冷冰冰的，而且做得很差。
- terrible
more common and less intense; used for everyday complaints
- dreadful
slightly old-fashioned; often describes experiences causing fear or suffering
- appalling
emphasises shock at something that should have been much better
- atrocious
often stresses cruelty or savage behaviour, overlapping with sense 2
用法筆記
The most common sense. Applies to any experience, condition, or quality, without moral judgment. Contrast with MORALLY HORRIFIC (sense 2), which always implies evil or cruelty.
常見錯誤
2. so morally wrong or cruel that it causes shock, horror, or deep disgust
令人髮指
行為極度邪惡，引起道德上的厭惡與震驚
so morally wrong or cruel that it causes shock, horror, or deep disgust
The prisoners were kept in abominable conditions, locked in tiny cells without light.
囚犯被關在令人髮指的環境中，鎖在沒有光線的狹小牢房裡。
moral sense: abominable conditions = cruel and inhumane
Kwame said the way the company treated its elderly residents was abominable.
Kwame 說公司對待老年住戶的方式令人髮指。
The judge described the attack as an abominable act that shocked the whole community.
法官將這次襲擊描述為令人髮指的行為，震驚了整個社區。
Santiago read about the abominable experiments performed on patients without their knowledge.
Santiago 讀到了那些在病人不知情的情況下進行的令人髮指的實驗。
The newspaper printed photographs of the abominable child-labour conditions inside the garment factory.
報紙刊登了那間成衣工廠內部令人髮指的童工環境照片。
- detestable
focuses on the hatred the act inspires
- loathsome
emphasises the disgust or revulsion felt
- heinous
more formal; used almost exclusively for serious crimes
- atrocious
stresses extreme cruelty, especially physical violence
用法筆記
Always carries strong moral condemnation. The subject is typically an action or behaviour (crime, treatment, experiment), not a natural event. Distinguish from EXTREMELY BAD (sense 1), which describes mere unpleasantness without moral weight.