Word · Frequency #22012
heinous
/ˈheɪnəs/
adjective
令人发指的；十恶不赦的；可憎的
extremely wicked; deeply criminal
- 1.
Totally reprehensible.
令人发指的
- 2.
extremely wicked, deeply criminal
极其邪恶,深重犯罪
- 3.
Bad, evil or villainous.
邪恶的,可恶的。
令人发指的；极其邪恶,深重犯罪；邪恶的,可恶的。；可憎的
In use
The judge called the crime heinous and gave the maximum sentence.
Everyone was shocked by the heinous act of cruelty.
They were sentenced for their heinous crimes against innocent people.
heinous accusations
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。
be heinous
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。
find sth heinous
用于“find + 宾语 + 形容词”这一宾补结构。
Connections
Collocations
- heinous crime
- 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。
- heinous act
- 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。
- heinous murder
- 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。
- heinous offense
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- That's a heinous, heinous crime.
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 hate（恨）：heinous crime（令人发指的罪行）让人恨之入骨。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
重音在第一音节：/ˈheɪnəs/。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 heinous 一样以 -nous 结尾，词尾读音为 /nəs/ 或 /ənəs/，但重读元音不同，因此都不与 heinous 押韵。注意 heinous 读作 /ˈheɪnəs/，不要误读为 */ˈhiːnəs/ 或 */ˈheɪnjəs/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.