"anathema" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 可憎的事物
• 被詛咒的人或物

Definition

被人強烈厭惡或仇恨的事物或人，也可指被正式詛咒或譴責的對象。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“anathema” 常在正式或文學語境裡出現，用於表達極端厭惡或排斥，常有宗教或道德色彩。常見句型如“X is anathema to Y”。比單純的“討厭”或“憎恨”更強烈，有時指宗教詛咒。

Examples

The idea of cheating was anathema to her.

作弊的想法對她來說是**可憎的事物**。

Violence is anathema to most people.

暴力對大多數人來說是**可憎的事物**。

For some, eating meat is anathema.

對有些人來說，喫肉是**被詛咒的事**。

Working on weekends is anathema to him—he needs his free time.

週末工作對他來說是**可憎的事**——他需要自己的空閒時間。

For traditionalists, change can be anathema.

對於傳統主義者來說，變化可能是**可憎的事物**。

Their strict rules are anathema to creativity.

他們嚴格的規定對創造力來說是**可憎的事物**。