1580s, from obsolete French rebuffer "to check, snub," from Italian ribuffare "to check, chide, snide," from ribuffo "a snub," from ri- "back" (from Latin re-, see re-) + buffo "a puff," of imitative origin (compare buffet (v.)). Related: Rebuffed; rebuffing.
rebuff (n.)
1610s, from rebuff (v.), or from Middle French rebuffe or Italian ribuffo.
雙語例句
1. His reaction was as much of a rebuff as a physical recoil.
他的反應(yīng)既是身體的退縮，也是一種斷然的拒絕。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr Jones.
民意調(diào)查的結(jié)果對瓊斯先生很不利，讓他顏面盡失。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Her offer of help was met with a sharp rebuff.
她主動幫忙，卻遭到斷然拒絕。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. She suffered a rebuff from her manager when she raised the matter.