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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries恶心的
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ěxīn de
"这个味道太恶心了。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unattractive, unappetizing, or very unpleasant in a way that causes disgust.
"He tried to eat the leftover pizza that had been sitting out for three days, which is just gross." - 2
Total; calculated before deductions, taxes, or expenses are made.
"The company reported a gross profit of five million dollars for the fiscal year."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'gros' (large, thick, coarse), stemming from Late Latin 'grossus', which itself may have roots in Germanic languages. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from physically large or thick to commercial usage (a gross as a dozen dozens) and informal colloquial usage meaning repulsive or socially unacceptable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gross" is said worldwide
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répugnant
Transliteration: re-pug-nant
"Ce plat a une apparence répugnante."
eklig
Transliteration: ek-lik
"Das Essen sah wirklich eklig aus."
schifoso
Transliteration: skee-fo-zo
"Questo formaggio ha un odore schifoso."
asqueroso
Transliteration: as-ke-ro-so
"No comas eso, se ve asqueroso."
nojento
Transliteration: no-zhen-tu
"Aquele inseto na comida era nojento."
घिनौना
Transliteration: ghinauna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह खाना बहुत घिनौना लग रहा है।"
恶心的
Transliteration: ěxīn de
Script: 中文汉字
"这个味道太恶心了。"
역겨운
Transliteration: yeok-gyeo-un
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 방에서는 역겨운 냄새가 났다."
気持ち悪い
Transliteration: kimochi warui
Script: 日本語
"その虫を見るだけで気持ち悪い。"
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