- repulsive (adj.)
[repulsive 词源字典]
- early 15c., "able to repel," from Middle French repulsif (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from repuls-, past participle stem of repellere (see repel). The sense of "causing disgust" is first recorded 1816. Related: Repulsively; repulsiveness.[repulsive etymology, repulsive origin, 英语词源]