| 单词 | repellent |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ri'pelənt] |
| 解释 | a.令人厌恶的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 令人厌恶的(arousing aversion or disgust; repulsive) 【考】 repellent : attract / ephemeral : endure(讨厌的不会吸引人/ 短暂的不会持久) 【例】 His spotty face was repellent to her. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 令人厌恶的 = repulsive 【类】repellent: attract = ephemeral: endure讨厌的不会吸引人 = 短暂的不会持久 【反】entrancing(adj 使人神魂颠倒的); winsome(adj 迷人的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】能把人推远的 【相关】推与令人厌恶的还有repulsive 排斥的, 令人厌恶的 |
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