作为形容词，heinous专指行为或事件具有极端的道德沦丧特征，尤其适用于描述谋杀、欺诈等恶性犯罪行为[1] [3] [8] 。其英英释义为"shockingly brutal or cruel"（令人震惊的野蛮或残忍）[7] [9] 。
英式发音：/ˈheɪnəs/
美式发音：/ˈheɪnəs/或/ˈheɪ·nəs/[3][5][6]
词根来自古法语'haine'（憎恨），后缀'-ous'表示性质[4]
法律领域："The judge emphasized the heinous nature of the criminal's actions"（法官强调了罪犯行为的恶劣本质）[8]
新闻报道："Authorities condemned this heinous violation of human rights"（当局谴责这一恶劣侵犯人权行为）[9]
文学描述："His heinous betrayal left the entire community in shock"（他卑鄙的背叛令整个社群震惊）[8]
近义词组：abhorrent（令人憎恶的）、despicable（卑劣的）[3][4]
反义词组：venial（可宽恕的）、admirable（值得钦佩的）、virtuous（有美德的）[4][9]
heinous crime法律术语，指可判重刑的恶性犯罪，如"Murder is considered a heinous crime in all jurisdictions"（在所有司法管辖区，谋杀都被视为十恶不赦的罪行）[7][9]
heinous act强调行为的恶劣性质，例句："The heinous act of terrorism caused global outrage"（这次恶劣的恐怖主义行为引发全球愤慨）[8]
They are capable of the most heinous acts. 他们能做出令人发指的事情来。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
I do not want to meet that heinous person. 我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。
Fabricating data is a heinous scientific sin. 捏造数据是十恶不赦的科学之罪。
Fabricating data is a heinous scientific sin. 杜撰数据在科学上是一种十恶不赦的罪过。
Time, heinous things, of course, I am all the looting. 时间，十恶不赦的东西，理所当然地掠夺我的一切。
Less heinous when the victims are the police, and Microsoft? 当受害人是警察和微软的时候，行为就不那么可恨了吗
This is indeed a heinous and extremely saddened by the news. 这的确是一个令人发指和无比痛心的新闻
Should not be stepped into a pile of sticky wet slurry heinous. 也不要被踩成一堆黏湿可憎的稀泥。
I felt so guilty as if I was committing a heinous crime being depressed. 我感到非常羞愧，好像患上抑郁症是犯了涛天罪行。
It is not uncommon to cut hands for stealing and behead someone for more heinous crimes. 这种情况并非罕见削减手中偷窃和斩首有人更令人发指的罪行。
It is by far the most heinous and horrible thing that you can possibly imagine on there. 这是迄今最可恶和可怕的东西，你不可能想象那里。
The report details the british prisoners in iraq at that time made a series of heinous crimes. 该报告详细列举了英军当时对伊拉克囚犯所做出的一系列令人发指的罪行。
Even the most heinous of crimes began when someone made a wrong choice and gave into temptation. 即使是最十恶不赦的罪行也是源于人们作出的错误的选择，屈服于诱惑。
It is curious that our own offenses should seem so much less heinous than the offenses of others. 让人奇怪的是，和别人的过错比起来，我们自身的过错往往不是那样的可恶。
Users are forced to manage little Windows inside a big window, a truly heinous example of excise. 使用者将不得不管理一个大窗口内的多个小窗口，这明显是令人憎恶的附加工作。
Mean girl Penelope has already committed many, many heinous crimes with her ice-blue LG Chocolate 3. 坏女孩Penelope早就用她那银蓝色LG巧克力3犯下了无数滔天罪恶咯
And they answered: Why doth our Lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact? 他们回答说：“我主怎么说些这样的话？”你的仆人们决不敢做这样的事！
The signature achievement of England's patron saint, George, is dispatching one of the heinous creatures. 英格兰的守护神乔治的标志性成就便是派遣一个令人发指的动物。
How else can we explain shocking, heinous, and antisocial ACTS of violence that strike fear in our hearts? 这些令人震惊、令人发指和反社会的暴力行为在我们心中造成的恐惧，我们应如何解释？
One of the more heinous crimes perpetrated by Microsoft is the introduction of the verb "to architect" into English. Microsoft所犯的更可恶罪行之一是将动词“to architect ”引入到英语。[10]