heinous

IPA/ˈheɪnəs/
KK[hˈenəs]IPA/ˈheɪnəs/

heinous — 形容詞

  • heinouspositive
  • more heinouscomparative
  • most heinoussuperlative

1. so shockingly evil or cruel that it causes horror and deep moral disgust

1.形容詞C1
釋義

令人髮指

極其邪惡，令人震驚且憤慨

so shockingly evil or cruel that it causes horror and deep moral disgust

例句

Jin could not believe anyone was capable of such a heinous betrayal.

Jin 無法相信有人能做出如此令人髮指的背叛行為。

The judge described the attack on the elderly woman as a heinous crime.

法官將對那位老婦人的攻擊描述為令人髮指的罪行。

collocation: heinous crime

常見搭配
  • heinous crime
  • heinous act
  • heinous murder
  • heinous atrocity
  • heinous offence
同義詞
  • atrocious

    can also describe poor quality, not only moral evil

  • abominable

    stronger emphasis on disgust and revulsion

  • monstrous

    emphasizes inhuman scale or cruelty

  • odious

    stresses the hatred and contempt the act provokes

反義詞
  • admirable

    deserving respect and moral approval

  • commendable

    worthy of praise, especially in formal contexts

用法筆記

Almost always modifies nouns describing crimes or morally repugnant acts (crime, murder, atrocity, offence). Rarely applied to people directly.

常見錯誤

He is a heinous person.
He committed a heinous crime.
'heinous' describes acts and crimes, not people.
That film was heinous.
That film was appalling.
'heinous' is reserved for morally shocking acts, not everyday annoyances or bad entertainment.

同根字

  • heinously
    副詞C2
  • heinousness
    名詞C2

常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • particularly heinous
  • especially heinous
  • truly heinous