If you are loath to do something, you really do not want to do it. You are unwilling; you hang back. The shape is almost always be loath to + verb: “I am loath to admit it.” It is a little formal, a little written — you will hear it from careful speakers and in books more than in playground talk, where people just say “I don’t want to”.

If you are loath to do something如果你對做某件事loath, you really do not want to do it你就是真的不想做。You are unwilling你不情願; you hang back你會退縮。The shape這個字的固定搭配 is almost always幾乎都是 be loath to + verb："be loath to+動詞": "I am loath to admit it."「我不情願承認這件事」。It is a little formal, a little written它有點正式、有點書面 — you will hear it你會聽到 from careful speakers and in books more than in playground talk用心說話的人跟書裡用得比操場上聊天多, where people just say而操場上人們就只會說 "I don't want to"「我不想」。

It is not as hot as hate; it is reluctance, sometimes polite, sometimes stubborn. Though actually, the old word once sat closer to “hateful”, and you can still feel a shadow of that: loath often means “I would rather not, and it sits badly with me.” Do not mix it up with the verb loathe (to hate).

It is not as hot as hate它沒有hate那麼強烈; it is reluctance它是一種不情願, sometimes polite有時候客氣, sometimes stubborn有時候很固執。Though actually不過其實, the old word這個字早期 once sat closer to "hateful",意思比較接近「可惡的」, and you can still feel a shadow of that你現在還是能感覺到那道影子: loath常常 often means "I would rather not, and it sits badly with me."意思是「我寧可不要，而且這件事讓我很不舒服」。Do not mix it up with the verb loathe不要把它跟動詞loathe搞混 (to hate意思是「討厭」)。

They are family, but they do different jobs. Loath is nearly always this adjective. The th is the quiet one, as in both, not the buzzing one in breathe.

They are family它們是一家人, but they do different jobs不過做的是不同的工作。Loath幾乎都是 is nearly always this adjective這個形容詞用法。The th那個th音 is the quiet one是安靜的那個, as in both就像both裡的th, not the buzzing one in breathe不是breathe裡那個會震動的音。