
discontent基本信息
读法:英 [dɪskən"tent] 美 [,dɪskən"tɛnt]
释义:
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英英释义
Noun:
"was discontented with his position"
中英词源
discontent 不满
dis-, 不,非,使相反。content, 满意。
- discontent (v.)
- late 15c., from dis- "not" + content (v.). Related: Discontented; discontentedly; discontentment; discontentedness.
- discontent (adj.)
- mid-15c., from dis- + content (adj.).
- discontent (n.)
- "state or condition of discontent," 1580s, from dis- + content (n.). Winter of our discontent is from "Richard III."
词态变化
复数 discontents;
权威造句
- 1. An independent opinion poll published today shows growing discontent with the government.
- 今天发表的一项独立民意测验表明民众对政府的不满正与日俱增。
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- 2. Any signs of discontent tend to be magnified and overanalyzed.
- 稍有不满便会被上纲上线。
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- 3. The discontent has been fuelled by allegations of corruption in high places.
- 关于身居高位者腐败行为的指控更激起了人们的不满。
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- 4. Already there are murmurs of discontent.
- 已有一些不满的怨言。
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- 5. There were rumblings of discontent within the ranks.
- 士兵怨声载道。
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记忆方法
1. con- "together" + tent- "hold".
2. => that which is contained.
3. Sense evolved through "contained," "restrained," to "satisfied," as the contented person"s desires are bound by what he or she already has.
4. dis- "not" + content.
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