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外刊例句
- Other Democratic politicians went along for the ride, while grumbling that their president was disappointingly aloof and risk-averse.
其他的民主党政客当时只是去凑凑热闹，抱怨奥巴马的冷漠和对风险的规避令人失望。
——《经济学人》 - She, herself, had suffered prolonged abuse, becoming averse to human touch.
她自己也因长期遭受虐待而变得厌恶与人接触。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
[形容词] 对某个事物有着强烈的厌恶或反对
深入解读
Averse 是一个容易与小站（微信公众号：田间小站）推送过的 adverse 相混淆的单词，两者可以一并联想记忆。
从词源上来看， averse 一词最早于15世纪中期经古法语 avers （敌对的、对抗的）或者直接由拉丁语 avertere （转身离开）的过去分词 aversus （转身离开的、转身背对的）进入英语，则是用来表示“反对的、不喜欢的、不愿意的、嫌恶的”，常用搭配 averse to (doing) sth ，多意味着对某个事物有着强烈的厌恶或反对，从而对其进行阻止或回避。比如：
- 他不喜欢唠叨他的儿子。
He was averse to nagging at his son. - 很自然，这些主管不愿意失去能干的下属。
Quite naturally, these managers are averse to depriving themselves of able subordinates.
真题用例
Yet, she noted, many young people are especially risk averse at school—afraid that one low test score or mediocre grade could cost them a spot at a selective university.
然而，她指出，许多年轻人尤其不愿在学校冒险——担心一次考试的低分或者差成绩就可能让他们失去进入名牌大学的机会。
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同近义词
- reluctant: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined
- loath: reluctant; unwilling
- indisposed: averse; unwilling
