| 单词 | discomfit |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [dis'kʌmfit] |
| 解释 | v.使懊恼；使难堪 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.使懊恼、难堪(to make uneasy; disconcert; embarrass) 【记】 dis+comfit(可能来自 comfort)→不舒服→ 难堪 【例】 She was rather discomfited when the rain spoiled her new hat. |
| 字源 | discomfit (v.) c.1200, as an adjective, from Old French desconfit "vanquished, defeated," past participle of desconfire "to defeat, destroy," from des- "not" (see dis-) + confire "make, prepare, accomplish," from Latin conficere (see confection). Used as a verb in English from c.1300. Weaker sense of "disconcert" is first recorded 1520s in English, probably by confusion with discomfort. Related: Discomfited; discomfiting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 使窘迫; 使困惑 = disconcert = embarrass; 挫败(使计划破灭) 【记】源于: defeat(v 打败)dis不, comfit = comfort(n 舒服)－使不舒服－使窘迫 【反】mollify(v 平息) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】comfort 舒服，舒适；dis + comfort 使不舒服困惑尴尬 |
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