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anathema

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n.诅咒,咒逐,[宗]革出教门,被咒逐的人(物)
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anathema


/ə'næθəmə; ə`næθəmə/
n
1 [U, C] detested person or thing 极讨厌的人或事物
*Racial prejudice is (an) anathema to me. 我对种族偏见深恶痛绝.
2 [C] formal declaration of the Christian Church, excommunicating sb or condemning sth as evil (基督教把某人逐出教会或谴责某事物为邪恶的)咒诅.

anathema


n [singular, U]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin;Origin:Greek, 'thing given over to evil, curse', from anatithenai 'to set up, dedicate']
something that is completely the opposite of what you believe in
anathema to
 His political views were anathema to me.
1. Racial prejudice is (an) anathema to me.
    我对种族偏见深恶痛绝.

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