repulsive
英 [rɪ'pʌlsɪv]
美 [rɪ'pʌlsɪv]
助記提示
1、re- "back" + puls- "drive" + -ive.
2、含義：drive back.
英文詞源
- repulsive (adj.)
- early 15c., "able to repel," from Middle French repulsif (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from repuls-, past participle stem of repellere (see repel). The sense of "causing disgust" is first recorded 1816. Related: Repulsively; repulsiveness.
雙語例句
- 1. The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous.
- 核子內部的斥力是巨大的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. What a repulsive man!
- 這個人真討厭！
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He was utterly repulsive to her.
- 她對他極為反感.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. She found the idea deeply repulsive.
- 她發現這個想法很惡心.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. What a thoroughly repulsive pair they were!
- 老頭子怎看這一對兒,怎別扭!
來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子