detest

de-, 向下，强调。-test, 见证，词源同attest, contest.即诅咒，召唤上帝来见证不共戴天的仇恨，极端憎恶，原词义通用化。

detest

detest: [16] Latin dētestārī, source of detest, meant ‘denounce’. It was a compound verb formed from the pejorative prefix dē- and testārī ‘bear witness’. This in turn was a derivative of testis ‘witness’, source of English testify, testimony, and testicle. It retained its original sense of ‘cursing’ or ‘execration’ when first borrowed into English, but by the 18th century this had weakened from open denunciation to internal ‘loathing’.
=> testicle, testify, testimony

detest (v.)

early 15c., "to curse, to call God to witness and abhor," from Middle French détester, from Latin detestari "to curse, execrate, abominate, express abhorrence for," literally "denounce with one's testimony," from de- "from, down" (see de-) + testari "be a witness," from testis "witness" (see testament). Related: Detested; detesting.

1. I detest smutty books.

我对淫秽书刊痛恨之极。

2. I detest people who tell lies.

我恨说谎的人.

3. "I detest clutter, you know." — "I didn't know, but I might have guessed."

“我特别厌恶杂乱无章，你是知道的。”——“我可不知道，不过我早该猜到了。”

4. I detest cheese; I can't eat it.

我讨厌奶酪, 我不爱吃.

5. We detest his constantly lying.

我们讨厌他一再说谎.