repellant

/rɪˈpɛlənt/· noun

科学/健康B2

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Chinese meaning

驱虫剂(repellent 的变体拼写)

把bǎ虫chóng子zi赶gǎn走zǒu的de东dōng西xī、驱qū避bì剂jì

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猫māo薄bò荷hé乳rǔ液yè制zhì成chéng的de蚊wén虫chóng驱qū避bì剂jì

Example

A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda.

在乌干达进行的试验中,一款自制猫薄荷乳液的驱蚊效果被证明「与避蚊胺(Deet)相当」。

Source: The Guardian · 7 Jul 2026

Background ✎

研yán究jiū人rén员yuán在zài乌wū干gàn达dá测cè试shì廉lián价jià自zì制zhì猫māo薄bò荷hé驱qū蚊wén乳rǔ液yè,发fā现xiàn其qí驱qū蚊wén效xiào果guǒ与yǔ化huà学xué驱qū蚊wén剂jìDeet相xiāng当dāng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 re-(向后)+pellere(推、逐)

  • re-(向后)+pel(推,拉丁 pellere)+ -ant(…的/…物)

Collocations

  • mosquito repellant / insect repellant / repellant spray

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