unholy

adjective

/ʌnˈhəʊli/

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dangerous; likely to be harmful危险的；有害的
- an unholy alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry医疗界与医药业的不当联盟
not respecting the laws of a religion不守教规的；亵渎神明的；罪恶的 opposite holy
[only before noun] (informal) used to emphasize how bad something is过分的；极端的；无法容忍的
- She wondered how she had got into this unholy mess.她不知道自己如何弄得如此狼狈不堪。
- There was an unholy row going on next door.隔壁正在进行一场邪恶的争吵。

Word OriginOld English unhālig (see un-, holy).

BNC: 18761 COCA: 18561

unholy

Morally bad or wrong: evil, wicked, gross...

Not religious and not holy: secular, irreverent, agnostic...