reprehensible
UK/.repri'hensәbl/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Deserving strong criticism or moral condemnation; highly blameworthy
应受谴责的；可耻的；该受指责的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreagain, back
+
prehendroot
+
iblecapable of, worthy of
=reprehensible
Common Collocations
- 1.morally reprehensible道德上应受谴责的
- 2.utterly reprehensible完全不可原谅的
- 3.reprehensible behavior可耻的行为
- 4.reprehensible conduct应受指责的举止
Example Sentences
- 1.
The committee found his decision to falsify the research data utterly reprehensible.
- 2.
Abandoning injured animals on the roadside is a reprehensible act that carries legal consequences.
- 3.
Her reprehensible treatment of junior staff members finally led to her dismissal.