damnablea.
1. to be condemned. worthy of condemnation. meri-ting punishment要被判罪的，该定罪的，该受惩罚的。
△As.5.2.68 (60):“a magician. most profound in his art.and yet not damnable.” (By an Elizabethan statute the practice of black magic was held to be criminaland was punishable with death.)一位魔术师，他的法术非常高深，可是并不作恶犯罪。(按：当时曾有法令.严刑禁止邪术。)
2. detestable可憎的。
△1H.IV.1.2.101 (90):“O.thouhast damnable iteration.”啊.你真会歪引经文。 |