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nefandous是什么意思

nefandous

英 [nɪ'fændəs] 美 [nɪ'fændəs]
  • adj. 讨厌的;说不出口的;污秽的;邪恶的

英文词源


nefandous (adj.)
"not to be spoken of," 1630s, from Latin nefandous "unmentionable, impious, heinous," from ne-, negative particle, + fandus "to be spoken," gerundive of fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)).

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