英语单词

discomfiture是什么意思

discomfiture

英 [dɪs'kʌmfɪtʃə] 美
  • n. 狼狈;挫败,崩溃

英文词源


discomfiture (n.)
mid-14c., from Old French desconfiture "rout, defeat" (12c.; Modern French déconfiture), from desconfit (see discomfit).

双语例句


1. I laughed my head off when I heard of his discomfiture.
听到别人说起他的狼狈相,我放声大笑.

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2. Without experiencing discomfiture and setbacks, one can never find truth.
不经过失败和挫折, 便找不到真理.

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3. He may laugh at our discomfiture now, but before long he'll be laughing on the other side of his face.
他现在可以对我们幸灾乐祸, 但是要不了多久他就会转喜为忧.

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4. She couldn't disguise her glee at their discomfiture.
他们受挫,她不禁喜形于色.

来自辞典例句

5. Scarlett wanted to giggle at her discomfiture, for Rhett had caught her fairly.
思嘉看见她这副狼狈相忍不住要笑出声来, 因为瑞德抓住她的要害了.

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