repugnance

n. 反感, 厌恶, 不一致, 矛盾, 抵触 [法] 不一致, 矛盾, 不一致之处

发音

其它 /ɹɪˈpʌɡnəns/

词形变化

repugnances 复数 repugnances

别名

repugnaunce

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Extreme aversion, repulsion.

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    She felt a deep repugnance toward violence.

    He showed open repugnance at the suggestion.

    moral repugnance

    sense of repugnance

    express repugnance

  2. 2.

    Contradiction, inconsistency, incompatibility, incongruity; an instance of such.

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词汇关系

词源

From Middle English repugnance, repugnaunce, from Old French repugnance, repugnaunce (French répugnance) and its etymon Latin repugnantia. Doublet of repugnancy.

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