unholy

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
    — The priest's unholy behaviour brought the church into disrepute.
  2. Dreadful, terrible, excessive, or otherwise atrocious.
    — What an unholy mess your room is in!

词形变化

unholier comparative more unholy comparative unholiest superlative most unholy superlative

词汇关系

近义词
common impious impure mishallowed profane unhallowed unholy
反义词
holy
下位词
diabolical godforsaken infernal sinful
衍生词
unholy alliance unholy trinity unholy water

词源

From Middle English unholi, unhaliȝ, from Old English unhāliġ, from Proto-Germanic *unhailagaz, equivalent to un- + holy. Cognate with Scots unhaly, Dutch onheilig, German Low German unhillig, German unheilig, Danish uhellig, Swedish ohelig.
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