anathema
Significado: Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes or finds utterly unacceptable.
Anathema expresses the strongest possible aversion or repugnance. Unlike merely 'disliking' something, calling it anathema suggests it is fundamentally repellent to one's values, principles, or sensibilities. The word is almost always used predicatively in the construction 'X is anathema to Y.' In ecclesiastical usage, it denotes a formal curse of excommunication. It is common in political discourse, opinion writing, and intellectual debate.
Ejemplos
- The very idea of censorship was anathema to the free-speech campaigners. 审查制度这一概念本身就是言论自由运动者深恶痛绝的。La mera idea de la censura era anatema para los defensores de la libertad de expresión.検閲という考え方そのものが、言論の自由を訴える活動家たちにとっては忌むべきものだった。검열이라는 발상 자체가 언론 자유 운동가들에게는 혐오의 대상이었다.
- Compromise was anathema to the hardliners on both sides of the dispute. 对于争端双方的强硬派来说,妥协是绝对不能接受的。El compromiso era anatema para los intransigentes de ambos bandos de la disputa.紛争の双方の強硬派にとって、妥協は到底受け入れられないものだった。타협은 분쟁 양측 강경파에게 도저히 용납할 수 없는 것이었다.
- For a chef who prided himself on fresh ingredients, tinned food was anathema. 对于一位以新鲜食材为傲的厨师而言,罐头食品简直不可容忍。Para un chef que se preciaba de usar ingredientes frescos, la comida enlatada era anatema.新鮮な食材を誇りとするシェフにとって、缶詰食品は論外だった。신선한 재료를 자부심으로 삼는 셰프에게 통조림 식품은 있을 수 없는 것이었다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: media, political, academic
Tono: negative
Origen e historia
From Latin anathema, from Greek anathema (a thing devoted to evil, a curse), from anatithenai (to set up, dedicate). Originally a Greek term for an offering to the gods; in early Christian usage it came to mean a solemn curse or excommunication, and later broadened to mean anything detested.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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