🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

道德上令人厌恶

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dàodé shàng lìng rén yànwù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Morally Repugnant/ˈmɔːr.ə.li rɪˈpʌɡ.nənt/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"该提案被大多数社区成员视为道德上令人厌恶。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Causing a strong feeling of disgust or aversion due to ethical or moral reasons.

    "The proposal was deemed morally repugnant by the majority of the community."
  2. 2

    In conflict with accepted moral principles.

    "Many considered the actions of the corporation to be morally repugnant."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'morally' derives from the Latin 'moralis', meaning 'pertaining to manners', while 'repugnant' comes from the Latin 'repugnare', meaning 'to fight back' or 'to oppose'. The combination reflects a strong opposition to ethical standards, evolving through usage in philosophical and ethical discussions since the 17th century.

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🇫🇷French → English

moralement répugnant

Transliteration: moralement répugnant

"La proposition était jugée moralement répugnante par la majorité de la communauté."

🇩🇪German → English

moralisch abscheulich

Transliteration: moralisch abscheulich

"Der Vorschlag wurde von der Mehrheit der Gemeinschaft als moralisch abscheulich angesehen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

moralmente ripugnante

Transliteration: moralmente ripugnante

"La proposta è stata considerata moralmente ripugnante dalla maggior parte della comunità."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

moralmente repugnante

Transliteration: moralmente repugnante

"La propuesta fue considerada moralmente repugnante por la mayoría de la comunidad."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

moralmente repugnante

Transliteration: moralmente repugnante

"A proposta foi considerada moralmente repugnante pela maioria da comunidade."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

नैतिक रूप से घृणित

Transliteration: naitik roop se ghrinit

"इस प्रस्ताव को समुदाय के अधिकांश लोगों द्वारा नैतिक रूप से घृणित माना गया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

道德上令人厌恶

Transliteration: dàodé shàng lìng rén yànwù

"该提案被大多数社区成员视为道德上令人厌恶。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

도덕적으로 혐오스러운

Transliteration: dodeogjeogeuro hyeomoseureoun

"그 제안은 대다수의 공동체에 의해 도덕적으로 혐오스러운 것으로 간주되었다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

道徳的に忌まわしい

Transliteration: dōtoku-teki ni imawashii

"その提案はコミュニティの大多数によって道徳的に忌まわしいと見なされた。"

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