detest: [16] Latin dētestārī, source of detest, meant ‘denounce’. It was a compound verb formed from the pejorative prefix dē- and testārī ‘bear witness’. This in turn was a derivative of testis ‘witness’, source of English testify, testimony, and testicle. It retained its original sense of ‘cursing’ or ‘execration’ when first borrowed into English, but by the 18th century this had weakened from open denunciation to internal ‘loathing’. => testicle, testify, testimony
detest (v.)
early 15c., "to curse, to call God to witness and abhor," from Middle French détester, from Latin detestari "to curse, execrate, abominate, express abhorrence for," literally "denounce with one's testimony," from de- "from, down" (see de-) + testari "be a witness," from testis "witness" (see testament). Related: Detested; detesting.
中文解释
detest-.(de-弟弟讨厌 test)---厌恶, 憎恨
实用例句
1. I detest smutty books.
我对淫秽书刊痛恨之极。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I detest people who tell lies.
我恨说谎的人.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. "I detest clutter, you know." — "I didn't know, but I might have guessed."
