who can help me figure out the difference between "loath" and "reluctant" ?THX
who can help me figure out the difference between "loath" and "reluctant" ?THX
When I use them , I can't tell them.
loath: to beloath to do something means to be very unwilling to do something:
i was loath to leave her on her room.
reluctant : to be reluctant to do something means unwilling and therefore slow to do something
she was very reluctant to ask for help
July 9, 2011
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Shannon, it's loath, not loathe. They look similar.
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loathe means hate - so you could say "i hate to clean my room."
reluctant is like you're nervous to do something, sometimes because you think something bad might happen. - "i am reluctant to let you borrow my car."
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Loath is formaller than reluctant. Both means: unwilling
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