reprehensible 英 [ˌreprɪˈhensəbl]   美 [ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl]

reprehensible

reprehensible  英 [ˌreprɪˈhensəbl] 美 [ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl]

adj. 应斥责的;应该谴责的 

I thought that is really reprehensible. 我觉得这是应该谴责的。
It may all sound reprehensible, but I am afraid it’s called politics. 一切听上去应受谴责,但恐怕这就是政治。

  • Reprehensible means deserving of blame or strong criticism. It is a strong word––your mother might forgive you for doing something bad, but something reprehensible? That's worse.
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  • adj. 应斥责的;应该谴责的
  • 1. I thought that is really reprehensible.

    我觉得这是应该谴责的。

  • 2. It may all sound reprehensible, but I am afraid it’s called politics.

    一切听上去应受谴责,但恐怕这就是政治。

  • 3. García, for his part, has called allegations that he was complicit in Rosenberg’s plot “absurd, baseless, and reprehensible.”

    至于加西亚,他说指控他参与罗森博格的阴谋是“荒唐可笑、毫无根据和应受谴责的。”

  • reprehensible (adj.) late 14c., from Old French reprehensible (14c.) or directly from Late Latin reprehensibilis, from reprehens-, past participle stem of Latin reprehendere "to blame, censure, rebuke; seize, restrain" (see reprehend). Related: Reprehensibly; reprehensibility.
rep·re·hen·sible / ˌreprɪˈhensəbl ; NAmE ˌreprɪˈhensəbl / adjective ( formal) morally wrong and deserving criticism 不道德的;应受指责的;应受谴责的 SYN deplorable rep·re·hen·sible / ˌreprɪˈhensəbl ; NAmE ˌreprɪˈhensəbl /
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