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An aversion is a strong dislike — a feeling of wanting to stay away from a person, a thing, a food, or an idea. You have an aversion to something.
An aversion厭惡感 is a strong dislike是一種強烈的不喜歡 — a feeling of wanting to stay away from a person, a thing, a food, or an idea一種想遠離某個人、某樣東西、某種食物或某個想法的感覺。You你 have an aversion to something對某樣東西有厭惡感。
It can be a gut feeling (an aversion to snakes, to a smell) or a more thought-out one (an aversion to debt, to taking risks).
It它 can be a gut feeling可以是一種直覺反應 (an aversion to snakes像是對蛇的厭惡, to a smell或對某種氣味的厭惡) or或 a more thought-out one也可以是比較經過思考的 (an aversion to debt像是對負債的厭惡, to taking risks或對冒險的厭惡)。
The word is a little formal; in easy talk people say they can't stand something or they hate it. Though actually, aversion often sounds slightly milder and more polite than hate, even when the feeling is strong — it is a tidy noun for an push-away.
The word這個詞 is a little formal有點正式;in easy talk在輕鬆的說法裡 people人們 say they can't stand something會說can't stand something(受不了某件事) or或 they hate it或hate it(討厭)。Though actually不過其實,aversion aversion這個詞 often sounds slightly milder and more polite than hate常常聽起來比hate溫和、有禮貌一點,even when the feeling is strong即使那種感覺其實很強烈 — it it is a tidy noun for an untidy push-away是把一種雜亂的排斥感包裝成整齊的名詞。
In money talk you will hear risk aversion: not wanting to take chances with loss.
In money talk在談錢的場合裡 you你 will hear risk aversion會聽到risk aversion(風險趨避): not wanting to take chances with loss意思是不想冒可能會虧損的風險。
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
aversionnoun/əˈvɜːʒən/
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Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
- Due to her aversion to the outdoors she complained throughout the entire camping trip.
- Live with aversion to classic men's wear, likely die with aversion to classic men's wear.
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An object of dislike or repugnance.
- Pushy salespeople are a major aversion of mine.
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obsoleteThe act of turning away from an object.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。