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detestable (adj.)
[detestable 词源字典]
early 15c., from Middle French
détestable
(14c.), from Latin
detestabilis
"execrable, abominable," from
detestari
(see
detest
). Related:
Detestably
.
[detestable etymology, detestable origin, 英语词源]
incontestable (adj.)
1670s, from French
incontestable
, from
in-
"not" (see
in-
(1)) +
contestable
(see
contest
(v.)). Related:
Incontestably
.