heinous

英 ['heɪnəs] 好意思 ['heɪnəs]

adj.可憎的；罄竹难书的

◉词源

“heinous”源自古法语“haineus”，意为“可恨的”，由“haine”（仇恨）繁衍，来自法兰克语“hatjan”（恨）。14世纪干涉英语，领先指“充满仇恨的”，后演变为阵势“极其恶劣的、令东说念主畏俱的”，常用于描画严重邪恶或说念德壅塞。

◉外刊例句

① 《The Guardian》 (2025年5月15日)

The heinous crime shocked the nation.

这起令东说念主发指的邪恶畏俱了世界。

② 《The New York Times》 (2024年10月20日)

He was convicted of heinous acts of violence.

他被判犯有令东说念主发指的暴力动作。

◉经典名著

① 《麦克白》（Macbeth） by William Shakespeare (约1606)

This heinous murder cries for justice.

这起令东说念主发指的谋杀呼叫正义。

② 《奥利弗·退斯特》（Oliver Twist） by Charles Dickens (1838)

His heinous deeds were exposed.

他的恶劣动作庐山真面。

◉Usage Examples

(1) His brother is a heinous boy.

(2) I do not want to meet that heinous person.

(1) 他弟弟是个悔怨的孩子。

(2) 我不思见阿谁罄竹难书的东说念主。

◉Usage Notes

A heinous crime is very evil or wicked. Of course, some people only use the term as an exaggeration, claiming that their parents' requirement that they write thank you notes after their birthdays is a heinous form of torture.

Heinous descends from Middle English, from Old French haineus, from haine "hatred," from hair "to hate." So when you want to use the word heinous in all seriousness, think of acts that are considered hateful (or outrageous, and shocking). Think: treason, torture, the clubbing of baby seals. Heinous is pronounced HĀ-nəs.

◉柯林斯辞书

1[ADJ-GRADED 能被暗示进度的副词或介词词组修饰的阵势词]罄竹难书的；令东说念主发指的 If you describe something such as a crime as heinous, you mean that it is extremely evil or horrible. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 精雅]

Her life has been permanently blighted by his heinous crime...

他犯下的滔天邪恶给她的生涯蒙上了永久的暗影。

They are capable of the most heinous acts.

他们能作念出最狰狞的事情。