repugnant
/rɪˈpʌgnənt/adjective
1
- extremely distasteful; unacceptable使人极度反感的; 难以接受的：
the thought of going back into the fog was repugnant to him.
一想到要重新进入雾中他就感到很不愉快。
2
- predic.
repugnant to
in conflict with; incompatible with与…矛盾, 与…不相一致： a by-law must not be repugnant to the general law of the country.
地方法规不得与国家基本法律相悖。
2.1
- archaic & poetic/literary given to stubborn resistance〈古, 诗/文〉顽抗的, 难驾驭的。
派生词
repugnantly
adverb词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'offering resistance'）： from Old French repugnant or Latin repugnant- 'opposing', from the verb repugnare （see REPUGNACE）.