averse
averse
/ E5v\:s /
◙ adjective
1. [predic.] [usu. with negative] having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
• 厌恶的；反对的
»as a former CIA director, he is not averse to secrecy.
身为中央情报局前任局长，他不反对保密。
»[in combination] the bank's approach has been risk-averse.
该银行的做法一直是力求避免风险。【语源】
1. late 16th cent.: from Latin aversus 'turned away from', past participle of avertere (see avert )【用法】
1. 1 On the confusion of averse and adverse, see usage at adverse 2 Traditionally, and according to Dr Johnson, averse from is preferred to averse to. The latter is condemned on etymological grounds (the Latin root translates as ‘turn from’). However, averse to is entirely consistent with ordinary usage in modern English (on the analogy of hostile to disinclined to etc.) and is part of normal standard English
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