| 单词 | crestfallen |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['krestfɔ:lən] |
| 解释 | a.挫败的，失望的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 挫败的，失望的(deje cted, disheartened, or humbled) 【记】 crest(鸡冠)+fallen →鸡冠下垂→斗败了的 |
| 字源 | crestfallen (adj.) 1580s, past participle adjective, but the verb crestfall is recorded only from 1610s, in reference to diseased horses, and is rare. It's possible that the image behind this use of the word is not cocks, as often is asserted, but horses. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 垂头丧气的; 冠毛倒垂的 = dejected = disheartened = humbled 【记】crest(n 头盔, 鸡冠), fallen(adj 倒下的)－鸡冠下垂, 丢盔卸甲－垂头丧气的 【反】exultant(adj 非常高兴的; 欢跃的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】crest 鸟头顶的冠 + fallen→鸡冠下垂→挫败；crescendo(increase) + est 逐渐增强到最高级→顶点 |
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