repellence
🇬🇧 UK/ri'peləns/🇺🇸 US/ri'pelәns/
C2
Definitions
n.
The quality or power of repelling or causing aversion.
排斥性;令人厌恶的特性
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.[natural repellence]天然排斥性
- 2.[sense of repellence]厌恶感
- 3.[mutual repellence]相互排斥
Example Sentences
- 1.
The repellence of the decaying smell drove everyone out of the room.
- 2.
There was a certain repellence in his cold, calculating manner that unsettled people.