詞語:dismay
dismay是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
dismay
[dis5mei]
n.
沮喪, 驚慌
v.
使沮喪, 使驚慌
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
dismay
dis.may
AHD:[d1s-m3「]
D.J.[dis6mei]
K.K.[d!s6me]
v.tr.(及物動詞)
dis.mayed, dis.may.ing, dis.mays
(1)To destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread or apprehension.
使驚恐;使喪氣:因有刺激的恐懼或擔憂而失去勇氣或果斷
(2)To cause to lose enthusiasm; disillusion:
使失去熱情,使幻想破滅:
was dismayed to learn that her favorite dancer used drugs.
獲悉她喜愛的舞蹈演員吸毒,她感到很失望
(3)To upset or alarm.
使不安,使驚慌
n.(名詞)
A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.
喪膽,絕望:在面臨麻煩或危險時,突然或完全失去勇氣
語源
(1)Middle English dismaien
中古英語 dismaien
(2)from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier
源自 英法語 *desmaiier
(3)probably de- [intensive pref.] * see de-
可能為 de- [強調前綴] *參見 de-
(4)Old French esmaier [to frighten] from Vulgar Latin *exmag3e [to deprive of power] Latin ex- [ex-] Germanic *magan [to be able to] * see magh-
古法語 esmaier [使害怕,使驚恐] 源自 俗拉丁語 *exmag3e [使無力] 拉丁語 ex- [表示「去除」的意思] 日耳曼語 *magan [能] *參見 magh-
繼承用法
dismay「ingly
adv.(副詞)
參考詞彙
(1)dismay, appall, daunt, horrify, shake
(2)These verbs mean to deprive a person of courage or the power to act as a result of fear or anxiety.
這些動詞都指由於害怕或緊張而無勇氣或無力去做某事。
(3)Dismay is the least specific:
Dismay 是最普通的:
The news of plummeting stock prices dismayed speculators.
股票價格驟然下跌的消息使股民大為失望。
(4)Appall implies a sense of helplessness caused by an awareness of the enormity of something:
Appall 含有一種由於某事物的暴虐而造成的無助感:
「for as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land」 (Herman Melville).
「因為當可怕的海水將這塊鬱鬱蔥蔥的陸地圍住時」 (赫爾曼·麥爾維爾)。
(5)Daunt suggests an abatement of courage:
Daunt 暗指勇氣的減少:
「captains courageous, whom death could not daunt」 (Anonymous ballad).
「勇敢的船長,死亡不會使他們膽怯」 (作者不詳的民謠)。
(6)Horrify implies dread, shock, or revulsion:
Horrify 暗含了害怕、震驚或突變之意:
horrified by the possibility of nuclear war. To
因有可能爆發核戰爭而害怕
(7)shake is to dismay profoundly:
shake 指深深地感到失望:
「A little swift brutality shook him to the very soul」 (John Galsworthy).See also Synonyms at fear
「短而快速的暴力行為使他驚恐不已」 (約翰·高爾斯華綏)參見同義詞 fear
現代英漢詞典
dismay
[dIs5meI]
n.
沮喪;灰心
『Someone stolen my house!』 she said in dismay.
「有人偷了我們家!」她驚恐地說。
I was dismayed when I recongnized the voice of Mrs Bates.
"當我聽出是貝茨夫人的聲音時,我感到喪氣。"
現代英漢綜合大辭典
dismay
[dis5mei]
vt.
使灰心, 使沮喪; 使驚愕
He was dismayed at the size of his adversary.
對手的魁偉身材使他喪失了勇氣。
詞性變化
dismay
[dis5mei]
n.
灰心, 沮喪; 驚愕
The enemy retreated in perfect dismay.
敵人沮喪地退去。
繼承用法
dismayedness
n.
習慣用語
to one's dismay
使某人驚慌[沮喪]的是
參考詞彙
dismay appall horrify
都含「使沮喪」、「使灰心」、「使驚嚇」的意思。
(1)dismay指「面臨突然地令人驚嚇、困惑或煩惱的事時, 表現畏懼、缺乏勇氣或手足無措」, 如:
He was dismayed at his lack of understanding.
他對自已的無知感到沮喪。
(2)appall指「使驚嚇」、「使喪膽」, 如:
an appalling death rate
令人吃驚的死亡率。
(3)horrify 指「使恐怖」、「使驚駭」, 如:
She felt horrified at the sight.
見這情景, 她感到恐怖。
用法詞典
dismay
中古英語dismayen
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