Dreye權威釋義

a.

不願意的；不喜歡的[F][+to-v]
He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings.
在寒冷的早晨他討厭起床。

片語

be loath to (do)

不願（做某事）
She was loath to depart.
她不願離開。

nothing loath

很樂意的；很樂意地
He consented at once, nothing loath.
他非常樂意地立即同意了。

辨析

同義:

a.厭惡的；勉強的

unwilling reluctant

同義參見:

averse backward

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/ləʊθ/

adj.

reluctant; unwilling:

I was loath to leave.

Usage

Do not confuse loath and loathe. Loath is an adjective meaning ‘reluctant or unwilling’, as in I was loath to leave, whereas loathe is a verb meaning ‘feel hatred or disgust for’, as in she loathed him on sight.

Etymology

OE lāth ‘hostile’, of Gmc origin.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》