| 单词 | demoralize |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [di'mɔrəlaiz] |
| 解释 | v.使士气低落 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 使士气低落(weaken the self-confidence) 【记】 de(去掉)+moral(士气 )+ize→去掉士气 |
| 字源 | demoralize (v.) c.1793, "to corrupt the morals of," from French démoraliser, from de- "remove" (see de-) + moral (adj.) (see moral). Said to be a coinage of the French Revolution. Sense of "lower the morale of" (especially of armies) is first recorded 1848. Related: Demoralized; demoralizing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 使士气低落 = dishearten 【记】de去掉, moral士气一去掉士气 【反】invigorate(v 鼓舞); cheer(v 使快活; 欢呼)『ameliorate』 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】moral 道德，精神，士气 【相关】morale 士气 |
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