discomfit

vt. 打乱, 挫败, 使破灭

发音

其它 /dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/

词形变化

discomfited discomfiteth discomfiting discomfits 三单 discomfits discomfitted discomfitting discomfiting 现在分词 discomfitting 现在分词 discomfited 过去式 discomfited 过去分词 discomfitted 过去式 discomfitted 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.

    及物

    Don't worry. Your joke did not really discomfit me.

  2. 2.

    To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.

    罕用 及物
  3. 3.

    To defeat completely; to rout.

    古体 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

upset disconcert discompose untune

上位词 8

fire raise provoke arouse evoke kindle elicit enkindle

下位词 10

hurt throw pain embarrass anguish dissolve inhibit faze bewilder unnerve

词源

From Middle English discomfiten, from Old French desconfit, past participle of desconfire (“to undo, to destroy”), from des- (“completely”), from Latin dis- + Old French confire (“to make”), from Latin cōnficiō (“to finish up, to destroy”), from com- (“with, together”) + faciō (“to do, to make”). Later sense of “to embarrass, to disconcert” due to confusion with unrelated discomfort.

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