"repellent, unattractive," 1885, from French rébarbatif (14c.), from barbe "beard," from Latin barba (see barb (n.)).
中文解释
1. barber (originally "beard-trimmer") => barb- "beard" => rebarbative.2. => literally “to stand beard to beard against, face each other ‘beard to beard’ aggressively”.3. => repellent, unattractive.
实用例句
1. He became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful; I find his obsequiousness repellent.
他变得令人讨厌、易发怒,怀有恶意; 我发现他的奉承令人厌恶.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. He has the rebarbative habit that is smoking during eating.
他有边吃饭边抽烟那让人讨厌的习惯。
来自辞典例句
3. He became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful.
