discomfiture

英 [dɪˈskʌm.fɪt]      美 [dɪˈskʌm.fɪt]
  • n. 狼狈;挫败,崩溃
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将“discomfiture”分解为“dis-”表示否定或相反,“com-”常与共同、完全等含义相关,“-fit”与适应、适合有关,“-ure”通常是名词后缀,表示状态或行为的结果。所以可以记忆为:完全无法适应或失调的状态,即“感到局促不安或不自在”。这种方法帮助将单词的意义与部分组成部分的意义联系起来,便于记忆。

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discomfiture (n.)
mid-14c., from Old French desconfiture "rout, defeat" (12c.; Modern French déconfiture), from desconfit (see discomfit).
1. I laughed my head off when I heard of his discomfiture.
听到别人说起他的狼狈相,我放声大笑.
2. Without experiencing discomfiture and setbacks, one can never find truth.
不经过失败和挫折, 便找不到真理.
3. He may laugh at our discomfiture now, but before long he'll be laughing on the other side of his face.
他现在可以对我们幸灾乐祸, 但是要不了多久他就会转喜为忧.
4. She couldn't disguise her glee at their discomfiture.
他们受挫,她不禁喜形于色.
5. Scarlett wanted to giggle at her discomfiture, for Rhett had caught her fairly.
思嘉看见她这副狼狈相忍不住要笑出声来, 因为瑞德抓住她的要害了.