| 单词 | dismay |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [dis'mei] |
| 解释 | n.沮丧，气馁；v.使气馁 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 惊愕,气馁(feeling of shock and discouragement) 【考】 反义词：hearten(鼓 励) 【例】 be filled with dismay |
| 字源 | dismay (v.) late 13c., dismaien, from Old French *desmaier (attested only in past participle dismaye), from Latin de- intensive prefix + Old French esmaier "to trouble, disturb," from Vulgar Latin *exmagare "divest of power or ability" (source of Italian smagare "to weaken, dismay, discourage"), from ex- (see ex-) + Germanic stem *mag- "power, ability" (cognates: Old High German magen "to be powerful or able;" see may (v.)). Spanish desmayer "to be dispirited" is a loan word from Old French. Related: Dismayed; dismaying. dismay (n.) c.1300, from dismay (v.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. /v. 使气馁(因恐惧或担忧而失去勇气或果断); 使完全失去勇气 【记】dis不, may也许: 也许不能上2000分－使气馁 【反】hearten(v 鼓励) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】dis 不 + may (可能，也许)→(当你向MM表白时，得到回答，我们之间是)不可能的，想想你的心情 |
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