- abhorrent (adj.)
[abhorrent 词源字典]
- 1610s, "in a position or condition to recoil," usually with from; from Latin abhorentem (nominative abhorrens), present participle of abhorrere; see abhor. Meaning "repugnant" is from 1650s. Earlier was abhorrable (late 15c.).[abhorrent etymology, abhorrent origin, 英语词源]