abhor

• vt.嫌う、忌み嫌う

接頭辞ab-「離れる」も強調のために使われる。語根の hor, horror については、horror, horror を参照のこと。恐怖を感じるほどの嫌悪を指す。

abhor

abhor: [15] Abhor comes from Latin abhorrēre, which literally meant ‘shrink back in terror’ (from the prefix ab- ‘away’ and horrēre ‘tremble’ – which also gave English horror and horrid). The word used to have this intransitive meaning ‘be repelled’ in English too, but the transitive usage ‘loathe’ (which was probably introduced from Old French in the 15th century) has completely taken its place.
=> horrid, horror

abhor (v.)

mid-15c., from Latin abhorrere "shrink back from, have an aversion for, shudder at," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + horrere "tremble at, shudder," literally "to bristle, be shaggy," from PIE *ghers- "start out, stand out, rise to a point, bristle" (see horror). Related: Abhorred; abhorring.

1. They abhor all forms of racial discrimination.

彼らはあらゆる形の人種差別を憎んでいる。

2.If nature abhors a vacuum，journalists abhor a transition，when there is little news to cover.

自然界が真空を拒否しているように、報道関係者は報道できる過渡期があまりないことを嫌っている。

3.I abhor every commonplace phrase by which wit is intended.

知恵を表現しようとする古くさいことわざが嫌いだ。