flagitious
英 [flə'dʒɪʃəs]
- adj. 极恶的；残忍的；卑鄙无耻的
英英释义
- 1. shockingly brutal or cruel;
- "murder is an atrocious crime"
- "a grievous offense against morality"
- "a grievous crime"
- "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
双语例句
- 1. That remorseless government persisted in its flagitious project ( Robert Southey )
- 残无人道的政府继续着它无耻的计划 ( 罗伯特索锡 )
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英文词源
- 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.