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源自中古英语 damnabile,最终来自拉丁语 damnabilis(应受谴责的),与 damn(谴责)同源。
❶ 形容极其恶劣或令人憎恶的事物,带有强烈谴责意味,常用于表达愤怒或不满情绪。
“The damnable noise kept me awake all night.”
(这该死的噪音让我整晚睡不着。)
“He has a damnable habit of interrupting people.”
(他有种令人恼火的打断别人说话的坏习惯。)
damnable lie — 指极其恶劣的谎言,带有强烈道德谴责意味,强调谎言的严重性。
“He told a damnable lie to cover up his mistake.”
(他撒了个弥天大谎来掩盖自己的错误。)