abhorとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

First attested in 1449, from Middle English abhorren, borrowed from Middle French abhorrer, from Latin abhorreō (“shrink away from in horror”), from ab- (“from”) +‎ horreō (“stand aghast, bristle with fear”).^[1]

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /əbˈhɔː(ɹ)/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /æbˈhɔɹ/, /əbˈhɔɹ/
• 韻: -ɔːɹ

動詞

abhor (三人称単数 現在形 abhors, 現在分詞 abhorring, 過去形および過去分詞形 abhorred)

1. (transitive) To regard (someone または something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]^[2]

   Synonyms: detest, disdain, loathe

   I absolutely abhor being stuck in traffic jams

   • 1611, Romans 12:9, King James Bible:

     Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

2. (transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To fill with horror or disgust. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the early 17^th century.]^[2]
   • c. 1604 William Shakespeare, Othello, act 4, scene 1:

     It does abhor me now I speak the word.

3. (transitive) To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
4. (transitive, canon law, obsolete) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
   • c. 1613 William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, act 2, scene 4:

     I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge.

5. (intransitive, obsolete) To feel horror, disgust, or dislike (towards); to be contrary or averse (to); construed with from. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the mid 17^th century.]^[2]
   • 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke named the Governour

     the daunce were to their honour and memorie, whiche moste of all abhored from Christes religion

   • c. 1644, John Milton, "The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce", Book II, Chap. 7.

     Either then the law by harmless and needful dispenses, which the gospel is now made to deny, must have anticipated and exceeded the grace of the gospel, or else must be found to have given politic and superficial graces without real pardon, saying in general, “do this and live,” and yet deceiving and damning underhand with unsound and hollow permissions; which is utterly abhorring from the end of all law, as hath been shewed.

6. (intransitive, obsolete) Differ entirely from. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the late 17^th century.]^[2]

Conjugation

同意語

• (to regard as horrifying または detestable): See Thesaurus:hate

関連する語

参照

• abhor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• abhor in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.