also repellant, 1640s, from Latin repellentem (nominative repelens), present participle of repellere (see repel). Originally of medicines (that reduced tumors); meaning "distasteful, disagreeable" first recorded 1797.
repellent (n.)
also repellant, 1660s, "medicine that reduces tumors," from repellent (adj.). As "substance that repels insects," 1908.
实用例句
1. She still found the place repellent.
她还是觉得这个地方令人厌恶。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Their political ideas are repellent to most people.
他们的政治观点令大多数人反感。
来自《权威词典》
3. a spray-on water repellent for shoes
喷涂式皮鞋防水剂
来自《权威词典》
4. They sprayed aerosol insect repellent into the faces of police.
他们将喷雾驱虫剂喷在了警察的脸上.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful; I find his obsequiousness repellent.
