至於古人是如何具體用這個字的,以下範例取自戴克博士根據The ‘Umar al-Tabarī Translation版本,所翻譯的都勒斯(Dorotheus of Sidon)的《占星詩集》(Carmen Astrologicum)。
X 1 When Mars, Venus, and Mercury are in aversion to the Midheaven or the Hour-marker, they mean distress in the activities, andill-luck.
當火星、金星和水星與天頂或上升不合意時,代表所從事的活動將遭遇沮喪或惡運。
LV 2 It is necessary that the Moon is not inaversion to the Midheaven, otherwise the resulting [events] will be incomplete and finish early, especially when the benefics are not pivotal. This has been observed for a long time.
其它在古典文獻裡與aversion有相似意義的還有absent from(缺席、不在場)、turned away(轉身離開)以及另一個可能會跟行星入弱(fall)混淆的falling away from(離開)。例如falling away from the benefics/malefics, and falling away from the Ascendant,就是指不合意于吉星/凶星,以及不合意於上升點。