reprehensible

英 [ˌreprɪˈhensəbl]

美 [ˌreprɪˈhensəbl]

adj.  不道德的; 应受指责的; 应受谴责的

GRE法律

BNC.20896 / COCA.17850

牛津词典

adj.

• 不道德的；应受指责的；应受谴责的
  morally wrong and deserving criticism

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 应受斥责的;应该谴责的
  If you think that a type of behaviour or an idea is very bad and morally wrong, you can say that it isreprehensible.
  1. Mr Cramer said the violence by anti-government protestors was reprehensible.
     克拉默先生说反政府示威者的暴力活动应该受到谴责。
  2. ...behaving in the most reprehensible manner.
     最应该受到谴责的行为

英英释义

adj

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  1. a criminal waste of talent
  2. a deplorable act of violence
  3. adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
  Synonym:condemnablecriminaldeplorablevicious

双语例句

• Eating it, Ms Eilperin suggests, is even more reprehensible than eating other morally objectionable foods such as delicious foie gras, because there is "no gastronomic pay-off".
  艾尔佩林认为，比起那些有争议的食物（如鹅肝酱），吃鱼翅更罪过，因为这简直不是人吃的东西。
• While there is nothing inherently reprehensible in that goal, the question is whether the world and the Chinese will benefit from the way it goes about this.
  尽管这个目标本身没有什么可谴责的，但问题在于世界乃至中方是否将从中国的做法中得益。
• A criminal waste of talent; a deplorable act of violence; adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife.
  才能的错误的浪费；可叹的暴力行为；丈夫通奸应与妻子同样受到谴责的。
• His conduct was thoroughly reprehensible.
  他的行为完全应该受到谴责。
• But lately, I find your methods reprehensible.
  然而最近，我觉得你的方式应受斥责。
• Mr Lee said the aim was to persuade Pyongyang to admit its wrongdoing and pledge never again to engage in such reprehensible action.
  李明博表示，其目的是劝说朝鲜政府承认其错误行径，并承诺不再进行此类应受谴责的行为。
• Vague answers never contented him. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth ( personified as one of the deadly sins).
  七宗罪之一，对财富的永不满足的渴望。
• My object has been to secure an amiable companion for myself, with due consideration for the advantage of all your family, and if my manner has bee at all reprehensible, I here beg leave to apologise.
  我的目的就是要找一个可爱的伴侣，并且适当地考虑到府上的利益；假使我的态度方面有什么地方应该受到责备的话，就让我当面道个谦吧。
• Jo leaned her chin on her knees in a disconsolate attitude and shook her fist at the reprehensible john.
  裘把脸贴在自己的膝头，一副烦躁不安的样子，对那个不可饶恕的约翰直挥拳头。
• Of course there are things that we find tragic and reprehensible about the Chinese system.
  虽然我们会找到一些关于中国体制方面悲惨和应受谴责的事件。