averse
英 [?'v??s]
美[?'v?s]
- adj. 反對(duì)的；不愿意的
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助記提示
1、a- "ab-, away" + vers- + -e.
2、字面含義：turn away. => turned away in mind or feeling.
3、該詞來(lái)源于avert的拉丁語(yǔ)對(duì)應(yīng)詞的過(guò)去分詞。由此取形容詞詞性并引申出如今的含義。
4、Originally and usually in English in the mental sense, while avert is used in a physical sense.
2、字面含義：turn away. => turned away in mind or feeling.
3、該詞來(lái)源于avert的拉丁語(yǔ)對(duì)應(yīng)詞的過(guò)去分詞。由此取形容詞詞性并引申出如今的含義。
4、Originally and usually in English in the mental sense, while avert is used in a physical sense.
英文詞源
- averse (adj.)
- mid-15c., "turned away in mind or feeling," from Old French avers and directly from Latin aversus "turned away, turned back," past participle of avertere (see avert). Originally and usually in English in the mental sense, while avert is used in a physical sense.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I mentioned it to Kate and she wasn't averse to the idea.
- 我向凱特提起這個(gè)想法，她不反對(duì)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. I don't smoke cigarettes, but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar.
- 我不吸煙, 但我不反對(duì)偶爾抽一支雪茄.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. We are averse to such noisy surroundings.
- 我們不喜歡這么吵鬧的環(huán)境.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. She was so self - conceited that she was averse to all advice from others.
- 她是如此 自命不凡,以致聽(tīng)不得別人的任何忠告.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. He is interested in the spirit of the play, and he is not averse to throwing in an anachronism or two if he thinks it will help underscore a point.
- 他對(duì)戲劇所體現(xiàn)的精神很感興趣,如果有助于強(qiáng)調(diào)一個(gè)觀點(diǎn)的話, 他并不反對(duì)有一兩個(gè)時(shí)代錯(cuò)誤.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》