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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·fig·ure ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French desfigurer,from des- dis- + figure figure DATE 14th century 1. to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries a face disfigured by smallpox 2. obsolete : disguise English Etymology disfigure late 14c., from O.Fr . desfigurer, from M.L. diffigurare, from L.dis- (see dis-) + figura "figure," from figurare "to figure" (see figure). Related: Disfigured; disfigurement.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 disfigure dis·fig·ure / dis5fi^E(r); NAmE -^jEr / verb[VN] to spoil the appearance of a person, thing or place 损毁…的外形；使变丑；毁容: Her face was disfigured by a long red scar. 她脸上一条红色的长疤使她破相了。 • dis·fig·ure·ment noun [U, C] : He suffered permanent disfigurement in the fire. 那场火灾永远毁了他的面容。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English disfigure verb be disfigured ADV. badly, grossly He was badly disfigured by the accident. | permanently Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·figure \dəs, (ˈ)dis+\ transitive verb Etymology: Middle English disfiguren, from Middle French desfigurer, from des- dis- (I) + figure — more at figure 1. : to make less complete, perfect, or beautiful in appearance or character : deface , deform , mar < disfigure a landscape with billboards > < his face seamed and disfigured by time > 2. obsolete : to disguise by changing the figure or appearance of 3. archaic : to carve (a peacock) at table |
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