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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

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記憶方法

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。

英語詞源

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.

權威例句

1. She still found the place repellent.

她還是覺得這個地方令人厭惡。

2. Their political ideas are repellent to most people.

他們的政治觀點令大多數人反感。

3. a spray-on water repellent for shoes

噴塗式皮鞋防水劑

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.

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.

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