Word · Frequency #19444
Fully loadedrepugnant
令人厌恶的；使人反感的
offensive to the mind; extremely unpleasant or distasteful
- 1.
Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
令人厌恶的；反感的。
- 2.
Opposed or in conflict.
对立的；冲突的。
不一致的；矛盾的；令人厌恶的；反感的。；对立的；冲突的。；讨厌的；不愉快的
In use
The idea of eating insects is repugnant to many people.
She found the violence in the movie repugnant.
His cruel remarks were repugnant to everyone in the room.
be repugnant to sb
表示某人觉得某事物讨厌，to后接人。
The idea of eating insects is repugnant to many people.
吃昆虫的想法对很多人来说是令人反感的。
find sb/sth repugnant
find+宾语+形容词补足语，表示主观感受。
She finds his dishonest behavior repugnant.
她认为他的不诚实行为令人厌恶。
be repugnant to sth
表示与某事物不一致或冲突。
Such cruelty is repugnant to our moral principles.
Connections
Collocations
- morally repugnant
- 道德上令人厌恶的
- She found the whole idea morally repugnant.她觉得整个想法在道德上令人厌恶。
- repugnant behavior
- 令人厌恶的行为
- His repugnant behavior at the dinner party embarrassed everyone.他在晚宴上令人厌恶的行为让所有人感到难堪。
- repugnant to somebody
- 令某人厌恶的；使某人反感的
- The very idea of lying to her patients was repugnant to the doctor.光是想到要对病人撒谎，这位医生就觉得反感。
- repugnant to the constitution
- 与宪法相抵触的；违宪的
- The court ruled that the law was repugnant to the constitution.法院裁定该法律与宪法相抵触。
- mutually repugnant
- 相互矛盾的；互不相容的
- The two terms of the agreement are mutually repugnant.协议中的两项条款相互矛盾。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：看到一只邋遢的哈巴狗(pug)反复(re-)作呕，令人厌恶、反感——repugnant。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描写、正式演讲 该词多用于正式或书面语境，表示令人厌恶或对立冲突，日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中没有与 repugnant /rɪˈpʌɡnənt/ 完全押韵的词。pug 和 pugnacious 只是开头 /pʌɡ/ 相同，结尾不同。pregnant、indignant、malignant 拼写都以 -gnant 结尾，但元音不同（/ɛ/、/ɪ/、/ɪ/，目标为 /ʌ/），所以与 repugnant 不押韵；其中 indignant 和 malignant 彼此押韵。impugn 是形近词，pugn 读作 /pjuːn/，注意不要按拼写读。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.