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a heinous + noun
常与 crime、act、offence 等名词搭配。
The court heard about the heinous crime.
法庭听取了这起令人发指的罪行。
令人发指的；十恶不赦的；可憎的
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令人发指的；十恶不赦的；可憎的
extremely wicked; deeply criminal
The court heard about the heinous crime.
法庭听取了这起令人发指的罪行。
令人发指的
Totally reprehensible.
极其邪恶,深重犯罪
extremely wicked, deeply criminal
邪恶的,可恶的。
Bad, evil or villainous.
The judge called the crime heinous and gave the maximum sentence.
法官称这起罪行令人发指，并判处了最高刑罚。
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Everyone was shocked by the heinous act of cruelty.
所有人都对那起令人发指的残忍行为感到震惊。
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They were sentenced for their heinous crimes against innocent people.
他们因对无辜者犯下的滔天罪行而被判刑。
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heinous accusations
令人发指的指控
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常与 crime、act、offence 等名词搭配。
The court heard about the heinous crime.
法庭听取了这起令人发指的罪行。
作表语时，主语多为行为或事件。
The murder was truly heinous.
这起谋杀确实十恶不赦。
用于“find + 宾语 + 形容词”这一宾补结构。
Many people find such cruelty heinous.
许多人觉得这种残忍行径令人发指。
it 为形式主语，真正主语是 that 从句。
It is heinous that anyone would harm a child.
任何人伤害孩子都是令人发指的。
Not this
The heinous of the crime shocked everyone.
Use this
The heinousness of the crime shocked everyone.
heinous 是形容词，不能直接作名词充当主语；表示‘令人发指的性质/程度’时应用名词 heinousness。
Not this
He was punished for his heinous behave.
Use this
He was punished for his heinous behavior.
heinous 是形容词，只能修饰名词；behave 是动词，这里应改为名词 behavior 作介词 for 的宾语。
Not this
The crime was heinously.
Use this
The crime was heinous.
系动词 was 后应用形容词 heinous 作表语，而不是副词 heinously。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
令人发指的罪行
The police vowed to solve the heinous crime.
警方誓言要侦破这起令人发指的罪行。
令人发指的行为
The community was outraged by this heinous act.
社区对这一令人发指的行为感到愤慨。
令人发指的谋杀
The film is based on a heinous murder that shocked the nation.
这部电影改编自一起震惊全国、令人发指的谋杀案。
十恶不赦的罪行
In many countries, treason is considered a heinous offense.
在许多国家，叛国被视为十恶不赦的罪行。
那真是令人发指的罪行。
Walter shouts this over-the-top line in 'The Big Lebowski' after the Dude tells him about the thugs who invaded his home.
在《谋杀绿脚趾》中，督爷向沃尔特说起暴徒闯入他家的事情后，沃尔特就喊出了这句夸张的台词。
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联想 hate（恨）：heinous crime（令人发指的罪行）让人恨之入骨。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、法律语境、正式演讲 “heinous”语气强烈，多用于正式或书面语境，如新闻报道、法律或严肃评论中，日常口语中较少使用。
重音在第一音节：/ˈheɪnəs/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.