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repellent

英 [rɪ'pel(ə)nt]美 [rɪ'pɛlənt]

adj. 排斥的；防水的；弹回的；令人讨厌的

n. 防护剂；防水布；排斥力

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记忆方法

1、re- "back" + pell- "drive" + -ent.
2、含义：drive back.

中文词源

repellent 厌恶的，隔绝的

来自 repel,击退，驱逐。比喻用法。

英语词源

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.

权威例句

1. She still found the place repellent.

她还是觉得这个地方令人厌恶。

2. Their political ideas are repellent to most people.

他们的政治观点令大多数人反感。

3. a spray-on water repellent for shoes

喷涂式皮鞋防水剂

4. They sprayed aerosol insect repellent into the faces of police.

他们将喷雾驱虫剂喷在了警察的脸上.

5. He became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful; I find his obsequiousness repellent.

他变得令人讨厌、易发怒,怀有恶意; 我发现他的奉承令人厌恶.

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