abominableとは

語源

From Middle English abhomynable, from Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis (“deserving abhorrence”), from abōminor (“abhor, deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab (“from, away from”) + ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”).

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/, /əˈbɑm.nə.bl̩/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ɘˈbɔm.ɘ.nɘ.bɯ/

形容詞

abominable (comparative more abominable, superlative most abominable)

1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]^[1]
   • But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. — Revelation 21:8 (KJV)
2. (obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
   • (Can we date this quote?) George Perkins Marsh

     Note: Juliana Berners ... informs us that in her time (15th century), "abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars".

3. Very bad or inferior.
4. Disagreeable or unpleasant. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]^[1]

使用する際の注意点

• Nouns to which "abominable" is often applied: man, woman, crime, act, deed, sin, vice, character, place, mystery, treatment, church, bride, snowman.

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参照

• abominable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• abominable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• abominable at OneLook Dictionary Search