repugnant
令人厌恶的(re+pugn打+ant→[把人]打回去→〔行为〕令人厌恶的)
释义2:
repugnant
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◙ adjective1. extremely distasteful; unacceptable • 使人极度反感的;难以接受的 »the thought of going back into the fog was repugnant to him. 一想到要重新进入雾中他就感到很不愉快。2. [predic.] (repugnant to)in conflict with; incompatible with• 与…矛盾,与…不相一致 »a by-law must not be repugnant to the general law of the country. 地方法规不得与国家基本法律相悖。 (archaic & poetic/literary)given to stubborn resistance• [古,诗/文] 顽抗的,难驾驭的【派生】
♦ repugnantly adverb【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'offering resistance'): from Old French repugnant or Latin repugnant- 'opposing', from the verb repugnare (see repugnance )
俄语/英语字母转换