anathema
US /əˈnæθ.ə.mə/
UK /əˈnæθ.ə.mə/
名詞
1.
極度厭惡的事物, 詛咒
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
範例:
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The idea of a tax increase was anathema to the conservative party.
增稅的想法對保守黨來說是極度厭惡的。
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For him, public speaking was anathema.
對他來說，公開演講是極度厭惡的。
2.
革除教門, 詛咒
a formal curse by a Pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine
範例:
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The heretic was declared anathema by the Church.
異教徒被教會宣布為革除教門者。
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To issue an anathema was a serious act in medieval times.
在中世紀，發布逐出教會的詛咒是一項嚴肅的行為。