loath是什么意思

loath

英 [l??θ] 美 [loθ]

1. l- + oath => loath => loth, loathe.
2. 用手指指著他咒罵、詛咒。

loath 厭惡的，不情愿的，不樂意的

來自古英語lath,厭惡，討厭，來自PIE*leit,憎惡，詞源同德語leiden,承受，忍受，傷心，來自其原始詞義PIE*leit，向前，引導(dǎo)，前進(jìn)，詞源同lead,lode.并引申詞義離別，傷心，最后到厭惡，討厭。

loath (adj.): Old English lae "hated; hateful; hostile; repulsive," from Proto-Germanic *laithaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian leth "loathsome," Old Norse leier "hateful, hostile, loathed;" Middle Dutch lelijc, Dutch leelijk "ugly;" Old High German leid "sorrowful, hateful, offensive, grievous," German Leid "sorrow;" French laid "ugly," from Frankish (Germanic) *laid), from PIE root *leit- "to detest."

Weakened meaning "averse, disinclined" is attested from late 14c. Loath to depart, a line from some long-forgotten song, is recorded since 1580s as a generic term expressive of any tune played at farewells, the sailing of a ship, etc. Related: Loathness.

1. I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.: 我不愿意伸手去抓那閃亮的黃銅門環(huán)，怕把它弄臟。

4. When he suggested a meal, I was nothing loath.: 當(dāng)他提議吃飯時, 我高興極了 loathness