abominable
安倍首相が，湯川遥奈氏が殺害されたとみられるビデオに対してコメントしました。25日の閣僚会議後に発言された言葉によると「テロ行為は言語道断の許しがたい暴挙です。強い憤りを覚えます。」と述べております。この発言は，英語で"This act of terrorism is an outrageous and unacceptable act of violence"に対応します。"outrage"は，"angry"や"fury"よりも強い怒りを示すことが示唆されます。
今回取り上げる単語は"abominable"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』（三省堂）によると「(人にとって)嫌悪感を抱かせる, 忌まわしい」などという意味がありました。この単語の起源をODでみると
"Middle English: via Old French from Latin abominabilis, from abominari (see abominate). The term was once widely believed to be from ab- 'away from' + Latin homine (from homo 'human being'), thus 'inhuman, beastly', and frequently spelled abhominable until the 17th century"
とあります。"ab"が「離れる」"homine"がラテン語で「人間」を表し，「人間から離れている」＝「非人間的，忌まわしい」という意味になるようです。また，17世紀までは"abhominable"というスペルであったようですね。この言葉を見ると"abhor"「（人・事）を嫌悪[憎悪]する」に，似ていると思いました。（Ume）
Japan PM Abe condemns hostage 'death' video
Japan's prime minister has condemned as "outrageous and unacceptable" a video declaring the murder of Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa by Islamic State.
Shinzo Abe demanded the release of a second hostage, purported to be Kenji Goto, shown in the video. Japan says it is trying to verify the footage.
On Tuesday Islamic State (IS) said it would kill the two men unless Japan paid $200m (£130m) within 72 hours.
In the wake of the latest video, Mr Abe said Japan would not bow to terrorism.
"This act of terrorism is an outrageous and unacceptable act of violence," he said.
"I again strongly demand the immediate release of Mr Kenji Goto unharmed."
In a statement, President Barack Obama said the US "strongly condemns the brutal murder of Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa by the terrorist group ISIL [or IS]".
Mr Obama said the US would stand "shoulder to shoulder'' with Japan.
'Abominable and unforgivable'
The video purports to show Mr Goto holding a picture of what appears to be the body of Mr Yukawa, and issuing a new demand from IS in return for his own release.
US National Security Council official Patrick Ventrell said the US was also trying to establish the authenticity of the video and was closely co-ordinating with Japan.
