/rɪˈvoʊltɪŋ/
令人厌恶的,令人恶心的;指某事物引起强烈的反感或不适。
The smell from the garbage was absolutely revolting.
垃圾散发出的气味令人作呕。
She found it revolting that the restaurant had served food crawling with insects, and she immediately filed a complaint with the health department.
她发现那家餐厅端上来的食物上爬满了虫子,感到极其恶心,立刻向卫生部门投诉。
revolting 来源于动词 revolt,而 revolt 源自法语 révolter,最早可追溯到意大利语 rivoltare,意为"翻转、推翻"。拉丁语词根为 revolvere(re- 表示"回",volvere 表示"转动")。最初这个词与"反叛、起义"相关,后来在英语中逐渐发展出"令人反感、令人厌恶"的引申义,表示某事物令人在情感上"倒胃口"或产生强烈排斥。