| 单词 | disconcert |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`diskən'sə:t] |
| 解释 | v.使…尴尬 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.使...尴尬(confuse ; upset; embarrass) 【例】 He was disconcerted to find the other guests formally dressed. |
| 字源 | disconcert (v.) 1680s, from Middle French disconcerter (Modern French déconcerter) "confused," from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + concerter (see concert). Related: Disconcerted; disconcerting; disconcertingly. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 使尴尬 = confuse = upset = embarrass; 挫败(计划); 使混乱 【记】concert(n 音乐会; 一致)－没有一致－处于两种环境－进退两难 【反】placate(v 安抚) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】dis不 + concert 和谐一致 |
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