1550s, from French réjection (16c.) or directly from Latin reiectionem (nominative reiectio) "act of throwing back," noun of action from past participle stem of reicere (see reject). In 19c., it also could mean "excrement." Medical transplant sense is from 1954. In the psychological sense, relating to parenting, from 1931.
雙語例句
1. This is a rejection of most of what has gone before.
這是對早先討論過的很多事情的否定。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The response of the audience varied from outright rejection to warm hospitality.
觀眾反應不一，有人完全不能接受，也有人擊掌叫好。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Women tend to personalise rejection more than men.