repellent
英 [rɪ'pel(ə)nt]
美 [rɪ'pɛlənt]
- adj. 排斥的；防水的；彈回的；令人討厭的
- n. 防護劑；防水布；排斥力
助記提示
1、re- "back" + pell- "drive" + -ent.
2、含義：drive back.
中文詞源
repellent 厭惡的，隔絕的來自 repel,擊退，驅逐。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- repellent (adj.)
- also repellant, 1640s, from Latin repellentem (nominative repelens), present participle of repellere (see repel). Originally of medicines (that reduced tumors); meaning "distasteful, disagreeable" first recorded 1797.
- repellent (n.)
- also repellant, 1660s, "medicine that reduces tumors," from repellent (adj.). As "substance that repels insects," 1908.
雙語例句
- 1. She still found the place repellent.
- 她還是覺得這個地方令人厭惡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Their political ideas are repellent to most people.
- 他們的政治觀點令大多數人反感。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. a spray-on water repellent for shoes
- 噴塗式皮鞋防水劑
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. They sprayed aerosol insect repellent into the faces of police.
- 他們將噴霧驅蟲劑噴在了警察的臉上.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful; I find his obsequiousness repellent.
- 他變得令人討厭、易發怒,懷有惡意; 我發現他的奉承令人厭惡.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》