repulsiveadj.
英 rɪ'pʌlsɪv | 美 rɪ'pʌlsɪv
中文adj. 排斥的;令人厌恶的;击退的;冷淡的
词根词源
repulsive (adj.)early 15c., "able to repel," from Middle French repulsif (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from repuls-, past participle stem of repellere (see repel). The sense of "causing disgust" is first recorded 1816. Related: Repulsively; repulsiveness.
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