dismay是什么意思_dismay怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
"The news of the executions horrified us"

中英词源

dismay 灰心，丧气

dis-, 不，非，使相反。-may, 权力，力量，词源同may, might. 原指剥夺权力或者力量，引申义灰心，丧气。

dismay: dismay: [13] The underlying meaning of dismay is ‘deprive of power’ – its second syllable is ultimately the same word as the verb may. It comes via Old French desmaier from Vulgar Latin *dismagāre ‘deprive of power’, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis- ‘un-’ and the borrowed Germanic base *mag- ‘power, ability’ (source of English may).
=> may
dismay (v.): late 13c., dismaien, from Old French *desmaier (attested only in past participle dismaye), from Latin de- intensive prefix + Old French esmaier "to trouble, disturb," from Vulgar Latin *exmagare "divest of power or ability" (source of Italian smagare "to weaken, dismay, discourage"), from ex- (see ex-) + Germanic stem *mag- "power, ability" (cognates: Old High German magen "to be powerful or able;" see may (v.)). Spanish desmayer "to be dispirited" is a loan word from Old French. Related: Dismayed; dismaying.
dismay (n.): c. 1300, from dismay (v.).

词态变化

复数 dismays;
第三人称单数 dismays;
过去式 dismayed;
过去分词 dismayed;
现在分词 dismaying;
形容词 dismayed;

权威造句

1. The ministers expressed dismay at the continued practice of ethnic cleansing.: 部长们表达了对持续进行的种族清洗的忧虑。

2. The European Court"s decision has been greeted with dismay by fishermen.: 渔民对欧洲法庭的裁决感到失望。

3. The father"s face stiffened with dismay.: 父亲因为悲痛而面部表情凝重。

4. Local councillors have reacted with dismay and indignation.: 地方政务委员的反应是惊恐和愤怒。

5. She could not hide her dismay at the result.: 她无法掩饰自己对这一结果的惶恐不安。

近反义词

alarm 警报

consternation 惊愕

bewilder 使迷惑

confuse 使困惑

bother 烦扰

disturb 扰乱

embarrass 使窘迫

appall 使 ... 胆寒

frighten 使惊吓

depress 使沮丧

daunt 使 ... 胆怯

disappointment 失望

shock 震惊

apprehension 理解

panic 惊慌

sadness 悲哀

depression 沮丧

disappoint 使失望

sadden (使)黯淡

perturb 使烦恼

discourage 阻碍

horror 恐怖

fright 惊骇

terror 恐怖

horrify 使恐惧

funk 恐惧

demoralise 使堕落

demoralize 使士气低落

discouragement 挫折

get down 下来

dispirit 使沮丧

deject <古>垂头丧气的...

cast down 扔掉

appal 使 ... 惊骇

disheartenment 气馁

相似短语

in dismay fill with fear,沮丧,惊愕

with dismay 沮丧地,惊愕地

to our dismay 让我们沮丧的是……

stike dismay into sb 使某人惊慌失措

fill sb with dismay 使某人满心沮丧

to sb"s dismay 令某人沮丧的是…

单词分析

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记忆方法

1. might(力量) => may => dismay.
2. dismal => dismay.

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