repugnant
含义: Extremely distasteful or morally offensive; arousing strong feelings of revulsion or disgust. Used in both general and legal contexts.
Repugnant is one of the strongest words available for expressing moral disgust. It is commonly deployed in editorials, parliamentary debates, and judicial rulings to condemn behaviour, policies, or ideas that offend basic ethical standards. In law, a clause that is 'repugnant to' a statute or constitution is one that conflicts with it and may therefore be void. The word collocates with 'morally,' 'find,' 'behaviour,' and 'views,' and is stronger than 'objectionable' or 'offensive' but less visceral than 'revolting.'
例句
- The judge described the defendant's conduct as morally repugnant and imposed the maximum sentence available. 法官称被告的行为在道德上令人发指,并处以法定最高刑罚。El juez calificó la conducta del acusado de moralmente repugnante e impuso la pena máxima disponible.裁判官は被告の行為を道徳的に忌まわしいと評し、法定最高刑を言い渡した。판사는 피고의 행위를 도덕적으로 혐오스럽다고 평하고 법정 최고형을 선고했다.
- Many voters found the candidate's views on immigration repugnant and incompatible with a modern democracy. 许多选民认为该候选人的移民观点令人厌恶,与现代民主制度格格不入。Muchos votantes consideraron repugnantes las opiniones del candidato sobre la inmigración e incompatibles con una democracia moderna.多くの有権者はその候補者の移民に関する見解を嫌悪し、現代の民主主義と相容れないと考えた。많은 유권자들은 그 후보자의 이민에 관한 견해를 혐오스럽고 현대 민주주의와 양립할 수 없다고 여겼다.
- The practice of child labour is repugnant to the principles enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights. 使用童工的做法违背了《欧洲人权公约》所确立的原则。La práctica del trabajo infantil es repugnante a los principios consagrados en el Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos.児童労働は欧州人権条約に定められた原則に反するものです。아동 노동은 유럽인권협약에 명시된 원칙에 반하는 것입니다.
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语境: legal, journalism, political
语气: disapproving
起源与历史
From Latin repugnans, present participle of repugnare (to fight back, to resist), from re- (back) and pugnare (to fight). The sense of moral revulsion developed in English by the 14th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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