heinous

英 [ˈheɪnəs]

美 [ˈheɪnəs]

adj. 极恶毒的; 道德败坏的

GRE TEM8

BNC.22012 / COCA.15184

牛津词典

adj.

极恶毒的；道德败坏的
morally very bad
1. a heinous crime
  十恶不赦的罪行

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 十恶不赦的;令人发指的
If you describe something such as a crime asheinous, you mean that it is extremely evil or horrible.
1. Her life has been permanently blighted by his heinous crime...
  他犯下的滔天罪行给她的生活蒙上了永久的阴影。
2. They are capable of the most heinous acts.
  他们能做出最邪恶的事情。

英英释义

adj

extremely wicked, deeply criminal
1. a flagitious crime
2. heinous accusations
Synonym:flagitious

双语例句

When he committed his heinous act.
他犯罪的时候还是青少年。
I'd been standing outside for about half an hour when Joseph, the school janitor, came over to ask me what heinous crime I'd committed to be banished for so long.
就这样，我站在教室外面，大约半小时后，学校的大楼管理员约瑟夫看到了我，就问我究竟犯了什么弥天大罪要被驱逐出教室这么长时间。
In developed countries, even those accused of heinous crimes are apprised of their legal rights, and rightfully so.
在发达国家，即使是那些被控犯有十恶不赦罪行的人，也会被告知其享有的合法权利这种做法是正确的。
Users are forced to manage little windows inside a big window, a truly heinous example of excise.
使用者将不得不管理一个大窗口内的多个小窗口，这明显是令人憎恶的附加工作。
Perhaps the most heinous example of cell-phone abuse is ringing in the theater.
也许最可恨的滥用手机的例子就是在剧院。
The alleged crimes are heinous, evidence of an organisation without anything much resembling a moral compass.
指控中所涉的罪行极其恶劣，证明了这是一个毫无道德准则可言的组织。
The idea that any country may take action against pirates is the precursor to the idea of "universal jurisdiction" used to prosecute heinous crimes such as genocide.
任何国家都有权采取行动对抗海盗的理念也是“普遍管辖权”的前身（这种权利被用来起诉一些极恶的罪行，如种族灭绝）；
Who has done this heinous act?
谁会做这种十恶不赦的行为？
The confessions written by all the war criminals and the detailed trial records contained in the archive files are irrefutable evidence of the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese militarist aggressors against the Chinese people.
档案卷宗内各个战犯自己的书面笔供以及详细的审讯笔录等材料，是日本军国主义侵略者对中国人民所犯滔天罪行的铁证。
They are capable of the most heinous acts.
他们能做出最邪恶的事情。