revolting (adj.)
The smell in the trash can is revolting.
垃圾桶里的气味令人作呕。
Although the report was written in calm language, it revealed revolting cruelty and systemic neglect.
尽管报告措辞冷静，却揭露了令人发指的残酷与制度性的忽视。
来自 revolt（反抗、起义；或“使反感”），词根与拉丁语 revolvere（“翻转、滚回”）有关；后来引申出两条常用意义：一条是“反抗、起义”，另一条是“让人反胃、强烈反感”（像是“胃被翻起来”一样的感觉）。revolting 是其现在分词/形容词用法。
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