loath
adjective /ləʊθ/
/ləʊθ/
(also less frequent loth)
(formal)- loath to do something not willing to do something
不情愿;不乐意;勉强 - He was loath to admit his mistake.
他不愿承认自己的错误。 - They were obviously loath to let her leave.
他们显然不愿意让她离开。
词源Old English lāth ‘hostile, spiteful’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leed, German Leid ‘sorrow’. - He was loath to admit his mistake.