🇬🇧🇨🇳 odious - 可憎的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "odious" ("可憎的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Odious describes something that is so unpleasant, nasty, or horrible that it makes you wrinkle your nose or groan. It can be used for things that smell terrible, taste awful, or even for behaviors that are super annoying.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The most odious smell in the world? My brother’s gym socks after soccer practice.

Tim’s odious habit is singing opera to his cat. The cat is not a fan.

The potion smelled so odious that even the witch fainted.

The monster wasn’t scary. It just had an odious breath problem.

Sarah’s little brother makes odious slime. It’s green, gooey, and smells like old socks.

The odious smell hit Anna as she opened the cellar door. The odious trash bags spilled out, maggots crawling over the odious fruit and the odious cheese. The odious damp wrapped around her like a hand. She gagged, slammed the door, and left the odious room sealed, breathing fresh air into relief.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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