discountenance
英 [dɪs'kaʊntɪnəns]
美 [dɪs'kaʊntənəns]
- vt. 使丢脸；不赞成；使慌张
- n. 不赞成
记忆方法
将“discountenance”分解为“dis”和“countenance”。记忆方法是：想象有人“dis”（负面地）对某人的“countenance”（面容、表情）产生影响，导致对方看起来不再自信或显得羞愧，从而记住这个词表示使某人丧失面容、羞辱或令其失去尊严的含义。
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英语词源
- discountenance (v.)
- "put to shame," 1570s, from Middle French descontenancer (16c.) "to abash," from des- (see dis-) + contenancer (see countenance).
权威例句
- 1. With her composure, she survived every atempt to discountenance her.
- 不管各种令她窘迫的企图,她都保持镇静, 从困境中挺了过来.
- 2. He survived every attempt to discountenance him.
- 在种种想叫他丢脸的打击面前,他挺过来了.