repugnant
英 [r?'p?gn?nt]
美[r?'p?ɡn?nt]
- adj. 討厭的；矛盾的；敵對的
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
repugnant 厭惡的，惡心的
re-,向后，往回，-pugn,拳頭，詞源同 pugnacious,puncture.比喻用法。
英文詞源
- repugnant
- repugnant: see pugnacious
- repugnant (adj.)
- late 14c., "contrary, contradictory," from Old French repugnant "contradictory, opposing" or directly from Latin repugnantem (nominative repugnans), present participle of repugnare "to resist, fight back, oppose; disagree, be incompatible," from re- "back" (see re-) + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious). Meaning "distasteful, objectionable" is from 1777.
雙語例句
- 1. The odour of vitamin in skin is repugnant to insects.
- 昆蟲很討厭皮膚內(nèi)維生素的氣味。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We found his suggestion absolutely repugnant.
- 我們覺得他的建議絕對不得人心。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. All food was repugnant to me during my illness.
- 生病時所有的食物都使我感到厭惡.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. He is repugnant to me.
- 我很討厭他.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The Committee said his actions were improper and repugnant.
- 委員會稱他行為失當，令人反感。
來自辭典例句