repugnance(名词):强烈的反感、厌恶、憎恶;也可指对某事在道德或情感上的抵触。(另有较少见用法:指“矛盾、不相容”。)
/ rɪˈpʌɡnəns /
Her repugnance toward violence was obvious.
她对暴力的强烈厌恶显而易见。
He felt a deep repugnance at the way the company exploited its workers, and he refused to stay silent.
他对公司剥削工人的做法感到深深的憎恶,因此拒绝保持沉默。
来自拉丁语 repugnare,由 **re-**(“反、对抗”)+ pugnare(“战斗”)构成,原意与“反抗、对抗”相关;后来语义引申为内心对某事“强烈抵触”,进而发展出“厌恶、反感”的含义。