unholy
英 [ʌn'həʊlɪ] 美 [ʌn'holi]
- adj. 不神圣的；罪恶的；不适宜的
英文词源
- unholy (adj.)
- Old English unhalig, "impious, profane, wicked," from un- (1) "not" + halig (see holy). Similar formation in Middle Dutch onheilich, Old Norse uheilagr, Danish unhellig, Swedish ohelig. In reference to actions, it is attested from late 14c. Colloquial sense of "awful, dreadful" is recorded from 1842.
双语例句
- 1. The economy is still an unholy mess.
- 经济依然是一团糟。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He screamed unholy things at me.
- 他冲我高声咒骂。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. an unholy alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry
- 医疗界与医药业的不当联盟
来自《权威词典》
- 4. She protested that it wasn't traditional jazz at all, but an unholy row.
- 她抗议说那根本不是传统爵士乐，而是令人憎恶的噪音。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Westerners charged that the party was run by an unholy coalition between North and South.
- 西部人指责说该党被北方和南方不同寻常的联盟所操控。
来自柯林斯例句