revulsion

英 [rɪ'vʌlʃ(ə)n] 美 [rɪ'vʌlʃən]
  • n. 剧变;厌恶;强烈反感;抽回

助记提示


1. pull => *vull- (b-p-f-v) => vell- "pull" => vell-, vuls-, vult- "pull, tear".
2. revellere "to pull away," from re- "away" (see re-) + vellere "to tear, pull".
3. 因为极端反感、厌恶才会将自己从现场、场景中拉回来。

中文词源


revulsion 嫌恶,恶心

来自拉丁语 revellere,拉掉,拔起,来自 re-,向后,离开,vellere,拉,拔,词源同 vulture,wool.-s, 过去分词格。后用于心理含义指嫌恶,恶心。

英文词源


revulsion (n.)
1540s, as a medical term, from Middle French revulsion (16c.) or directly from Latin revulsionem (nominative revulsio) "a tearing off, act of pulling away," noun of action from past participle stem of revellere "to pull away," from re- "away" (see re-) + vellere "to tear, pull," from PIE *wel-no-, suffixed form of root *wel- (4) "to tear, pull" (see svelte). The meaning "sudden reaction of disgust" is first attested 1816.

双语例句


1. Reports of the plot of this unusual film tend to excite revulsion.
有关这部不同寻常电影的情节的报道常常令人生厌。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She felt a deep sense of revulsion at the violence.
她对这一暴行深恶痛绝。

来自《权威词典》

3. He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.
他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. My feeling toward my new friend underwent a revulsion whenIrealizedhiscrueltyand dishonesty.
当我知道他的残忍与不忠之后,我对这个新朋友的情感有一种突变.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. She felt revulsion at his appearance.
她对他的面貌感到厌恶.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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