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.
实用例句
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.
