averse
英 [ə'vɜːs]
美 [ə'vɝs]
助记提示
1、a- "ab-, away" + vers- + -e.
2、字面含义：turn away. => turned away in mind or feeling.
3、该词来源于avert的拉丁语对应词的过去分词。由此取形容词词性并引申出如今的含义。
4、Originally and usually in English in the mental sense, while avert is used in a physical sense.
双语例句
- 1. I mentioned it to Kate and she wasn't averse to the idea.
- 我向凯特提起这个想法，她不反对。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. I don't smoke cigarettes, but I'm not averse to the occasional cigar.
- 我不吸烟, 但我不反对偶尔抽一支雪茄.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. We are averse to such noisy surroundings.
- 我们不喜欢这么吵闹的环境.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. She was so self - conceited that she was averse to all advice from others.
- 她是如此 自命不凡,以致听不得别人的任何忠告.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
- 他对戏剧所体现的精神很感兴趣,如果有助于强调一个观点的话, 他并不反对有一两个时代错误.
来自《简明英汉词典》
