repulse英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

动词 v.

To repel or drive back. transitive

— to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy
To reject or rebuff. transitive

— to repulse a suitor
To cause revulsion in; to repel. transitive

— The smell of rotting food repulsed me.

词形变化

repulses present,singular,third-person repulsing participle,present repulsed participle,past repulsed past repulses plural

词汇关系

衍生词

chemorepulse repulser repulsor repulsor beam

词源

词源 1

Borrowed from Latin repulsus, from repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”).
For spelling, as in pulse, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.

词源 2

Borrowed from Latin repulsus, from repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”).
For spelling, as in pulse, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.