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.
双语例句
1. This is a rejection of most of what has gone before.
这是对早先讨论过的很多事情的否定。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The response of the audience varied from outright rejection to warm hospitality.
观众反应不一，有人完全不能接受，也有人击掌叫好。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Women tend to personalise rejection more than men.
