repellent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɹəˈpɛlənt/|/ɹɪˈpɛlənt/    美 /ɹəˈpɛlənt/|/ɹiˈpɛlənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A substance or solution used to repel insects, dangerous animals, or other pests.
    — None of the mosquito repellents we've tried work.
  2. A substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.
    — They applied dirt repellent to the sports car.
  3. Someone or something that repels. broadly,obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
    — The mixture of whey, beetroot juice, and spirulina seems repellent to me.
  2. Resistant or impervious to something.
    — All that fabric's supposed to be dust-repellent.
  3. Tending or able to repel; driving back. archaic
    — These particles exercise a-highly repellent force.

词形变化

more repellent comparative most repellent superlative repellant alternative repellents plural repellant alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
insect repellent chemorepellent excitorepellent interrepellent nonrepellent pussy repellent Quarpel repellency repellently unrepellent water repellent

词源

词源 1
From Latin repellēns. Equivalent to repel + -ent.
词源 2
From Latin repellēns. Equivalent to repel + -ent.
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