heinous
heinous 英 [ˈheɪnəs] 美 [ˈhenəs]
adj. 可憎的；极凶恶的
- A heinous crime is very evil or wicked. Of course, some people only use the term as an exaggeration, claiming that their parents' requirement that they write thank you notes after their birthdays is a heinous form of torture.
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- adj. 可憎的；极凶恶的
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1. “This is a heinous act that undermines the fairness that should be the basis of the university entrance system,” Japan's largest daily, the Yomiuri Shimbun, warned in an editorial on Monday.
“这种可憎的行为破坏了高考体系的公平性。” 日本最大的日报读卖新闻在星期一的社论中警告说。
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2. In the sequel to the 2008 animated megahit, a heinous peacock named Lord Shen (Gary Oldman) invents a weapon that could do just that.
在2008年的动画佳作续集中，一个令人发指的孔雀沈王(加里配音)发明一种武器可以那么做。
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3. The idea that any country may take action against pirates is the precursor to the idea of “universal jurisdiction” used to prosecute heinous crimes such as genocide.
任何国家都有权采取行动对抗海盗的理念也是“普遍管辖权”的前身（这种权利被用来起诉一些极恶的罪行，如种族灭绝）；
- heinous (adj.) late 14c., "hateful, odious, atrocious," from Old French hainos "inconvenient, awkward; hateful, unpleasant; odious" (12c., Modern French haineux), from haine "hatred, hate," from hair "to hate," from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *hatjan, from PIE *kad- "sorrow, hatred" (see hate (v.)). Related: Heinously; heinousness.
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