| 单词 | revulsion |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ri'vʌlʃən] |
| 解释 | n. 厌恶，憎恶；剧烈反应 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.厌恶,憎恶(sudden strong feeling of disgust);剧烈反应( sudden negative reaction) |
| 字源 | revulsion (n.) 1540s, as a medical term, from Middle French revulsion (16c.) or directly from Latin revulsionem (nominative revulsio) "a tearing off, act of pulling away," noun of action from past participle stem of revellere "to pull away," from re- "away" (see re-) + vellere "to tear, pull," from PIE *wel-no-, suffixed form of root *wel- (4) "to tear, pull" (see svelte). The meaning "sudden reaction of disgust" is first attested 1816. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】revolt |
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