[mass noun]something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
可憎的事(或人)
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racial hatred was anathema to her .种族仇恨让她厌恶。
a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine
(教皇或教会会议对人或教义的)詈骂;逐出教门。
〈诗/文〉 咒骂;咒语
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the sergeant clutched the ruined communicator, muttering anathemas .中士紧紧抓住被毁坏的发报装置,小声咒骂着。
"early 16th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin, ‘excommunicated person, excommunication', from Greek