dismay

简明英汉词典

dismay

[dis5mei]

n.

沮丧, 惊慌

v.

使沮丧, 使惊慌

美国传统词典[双解]

dismay

dis.may

AHD:[d1s-m3“]

D.J.[dis6mei]

K.K.[d!s6me]

v.tr.（及物动词）

dis.mayed， dis.may.ing， dis.mays

(1)To destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread or apprehension.

使惊恐；使丧气：因有刺激的恐惧或担忧而失去勇气或果断

(2)To cause to lose enthusiasm; disillusion:

使失去热情，使幻想破灭：

was dismayed to learn that her favorite dancer used drugs.

获悉她喜爱的舞蹈演员吸毒，她感到很失望

(3)To upset or alarm.

使不安，使惊慌

n.（名词）

A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.

丧胆，绝望：在面临麻烦或危险时，突然或完全失去勇气

语源

(1)Middle English dismaien

中古英语 dismaien

(2)from Anglo-Norman *desmaiier

源自 英法语 *desmaiier

(3)probably de- [intensive pref.] * see de-

可能为 de- [强调前缀] *参见 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-

古法语 esmaier [使害怕，使惊恐] 源自 俗拉丁语 *exmag3e [使无力] 拉丁语 ex- [表示“去除”的意思] 日耳曼语 *magan [能] *参见 magh-

继承用法

dismay“ingly

adv.（副词）

参考词汇

(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.

这些动词都指由于害怕或紧张而无勇气或无力去做某事。

(3)Dismay is the least specific:

Dismay 是最普通的：

The news of plummeting stock prices dismayed speculators.

股票价格骤然下跌的消息使股民大为失望。

(4)Appall implies a sense of helplessness caused by an awareness of the enormity of something:

Appall 含有一种由于某事物的暴虐而造成的无助感：

“for as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land” (Herman Melville).

“因为当可怕的海水将这块郁郁葱葱的陆地围住时” （赫尔曼·麦尔维尔）。

(5)Daunt suggests an abatement of courage:

Daunt 暗指勇气的减少：

“captains courageous, whom death could not daunt” (Anonymous ballad).

“勇敢的船长，死亡不会使他们胆怯” （作者不详的民谣）。

(6)Horrify implies dread, shock, or revulsion:

Horrify 暗含了害怕、震惊或突变之意：

horrified by the possibility of nuclear war. To

因有可能爆发核战争而害怕

(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

“短而快速的暴力行为使他惊恐不已” （约翰·高尔斯华绥）参见同义词 fear

现代英汉词典

dismay

[dIs5meI]

n.

沮丧；灰心

‘Someone stolen my house!’ she said in dismay.

“有人偷了我们家！”她惊恐地说。

I was dismayed when I recongnized the voice of Mrs Bates.

"当我听出是贝茨夫人的声音时,我感到丧气。"

现代英汉综合大辞典

dismay

[dis5mei]

vt.

使灰心, 使沮丧; 使惊愕

He was dismayed at the size of his adversary.

对手的魁伟身材使他丧失了勇气。

词性变化

dismay

[dis5mei]

n.

灰心, 沮丧; 惊愕

The enemy retreated in perfect dismay.

敌人沮丧地退去。

继承用法

dismayedness

n.

习惯用语

to one's dismay

使某人惊慌[沮丧]的是

参考词汇

dismay appall horrify

都含“使沮丧”、“使灰心”、“使惊吓”的意思。

(1)dismay指“面临突然地令人惊吓、困惑或烦恼的事时, 表现畏惧、缺乏勇气或手足无措”, 如:

He was dismayed at his lack of understanding.

他对自已的无知感到沮丧。

(2)appall指“使惊吓”、“使丧胆”, 如:

an appalling death rate

令人吃惊的死亡率。

(3)horrify 指“使恐怖”、“使惊骇”, 如:

She felt horrified at the sight.

见这情景, 她感到恐怖。

用法词典

dismay

中古英语dismayen