repulsive
英 [rɪ'pʌlsɪv]
美 [rɪ'pʌlsɪv]
助记提示
1、re- "back" + puls- "drive" + -ive.
2、含义：drive back.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous.
- 核子内部的斥力是巨大的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. What a repulsive man!
- 这个人真讨厌！
来自《权威词典》
- 3. He was utterly repulsive to her.
- 她对他极为反感.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. She found the idea deeply repulsive.
- 她发现这个想法很恶心.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. What a thoroughly repulsive pair they were!
- 老头子怎看这一对儿,怎别扭!
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子