revulsion
英[r?'v?l?(?)n]
美[r?'v?l??n]
- n. 劇變；厭惡；強烈反感；抽回
助記提示
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. 因為極端反感、厭惡才會將自己從現場、場景中拉回來。
中文詞源
revulsion 嫌惡，惡心
來自拉丁語 revellere,拉掉，拔起，來自 re-,向后，離開，vellere,拉，拔，詞源同 vulture,wool.-s, 過去分詞格。后用于心理含義指嫌惡，惡心。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Reports of the plot of this unusual film tend to excite revulsion.
- 有關這部不同尋常電影的情節的報道常常令人生厭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She felt a deep sense of revulsion at the violence.
- 她對這一暴行深惡痛絕。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.
- 他試圖飾蓋自己對這一想法本能的厭惡.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. My feeling toward my new friend underwent a revulsion whenIrealizedhiscrueltyand dishonesty.
- 當我知道他的殘忍與不忠之后,我對這個新朋友的情感有一種突變.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. She felt revulsion at his appearance.
- 她對他的面貌感到厭惡.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》