repulsive

不快な、気持ち悪い

吐き気がしたり、離れたくなったりするほど不快な。

やさしい英語で： So unpleasant that it makes you feel sick or want to move away.

• The smell was repulsive.
• I found his cruel jokes repulsive.
• A repulsive layer of grease covered the sink.

使い方： repulsive to someone (The idea of eating insects was repulsive to her.)

類義語： disgusting, revolting, repugnant

反対語： appealing, attractive

よく使う表現： repulsive smell, repulsive behavior, find something repulsive

反発する、斥力の

物体や粒子が互いに押し合い、離れるように働く。

やさしい英語で： Causing objects or particles to push away from each other.

• The magnets produce a repulsive force.
• The repulsive interaction pushes the particles apart.
• At this distance, the force becomes strongly repulsive.

類義語： repelling

反対語： attractive

よく使う表現： repulsive force, repulsive interaction, repulsive effect