abomination的词源

英文词源

abomination (n.)

early 14c., "abominable thing or action;" late 14c., "feeling of disgust, hatred, loathing," from Old French abominacion "abomination, horror, repugnance, disgust" (13c.), from Latin abominationem (nominative abominatio) "abomination," noun of action from past participle stem of abominari "shun as an ill omen," from ab- "off, away from" (see ab-) + omin-, stem of omen (see omen). Meaning intensified by folk etymology derivation from Latin ab homine "away from man," thus "beastly."

Doubtless, the life of an Irregular is hard; but the interests of the Greater Number require that it shall be hard. If a man with a triangular front and a polygonal back were allowed to exist and to propagate a still more Irregular posterity, what would become of the arts of life? Are the houses and doors and churches in Flatland to be altered in order to accommodate such monsters? [Edwin Abbot, "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions," 1885]

中文词源

abomination（憎恶）：对不祥之物的厌恶

古罗马人在采取任何重大行动前，都会首先进行占卜，请示神灵的意见。他们相信神灵会 通过一些征兆（omen）来表达旨意。如果出现的是凶兆，他们自然会非常失望。因此，人们对那些带来凶兆的事物非常厌恶，会想尽各种办法远离这类事物。英 语单词abomination就源自古罗马人对不祥之物的厌恶和躲避，它由ab（away，远离）+omin（omen,征兆）+ation（后缀）构 成，原始含义就是“远离不祥之兆”，表示的是对不祥之物的憎恶。随着时间推移，它的宗教迷信含义逐渐淡化，可用来表示对各种事物的憎恶。而动词abominate其实是从它反向衍生出来的。

abomination：[əbɒmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n] n.憎恶，憎恨，令人讨厌的事物

abominate：[ə'bɒmɪneɪt] vt.憎恶，痛恨

abominable：[ə'bɒm(ə)nəb(ə)l] adj.令人憎恶的，讨厌的，可恶的

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