單詞
flagitious
英 [fl?'d????s]
基本信息
- adj. 極惡的；殘忍的；卑鄙無恥的
英文詞源
- flagitious (adj.)
- "shamefully wicked, criminal," late 14c., from Old French flagicieus or directly from Latin flagitiosus "shameful, disgraceful, infamous," from flagitium "shameful act, passionate deed, disgraceful thing," related to flagrum "a whip, scourge, lash," and flagitare "to demand importunately," all from PIE root *bhlag- "to strike" (see flagellum). Related: Flagitiously; flagitiousness.
雙語例句
- 1. That remorseless government persisted in its flagitious project ( Robert Southey )
- 殘無人道的政府繼續(xù)著它無恥的計(jì)劃 ( 羅伯特索錫 )
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