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discountenance

英 [dɪs'kaʊntɪnəns]

vt. 使丢脸；不赞成；使慌张
n. 不赞成

英文词源

discountenance (v.): "put to shame," 1570s, from Middle French descontenancer (16c.) "to abash," from des- (see dis-) + contenancer (see countenance).

双语例句

1. With her composure, she survived every atempt to discountenance her.: 不管各种令她窘迫的企图,她都保持镇静, 从困境中挺了过来.

2. He survived every attempt to discountenance him.: 在种种想叫他丢脸的打击面前,他挺过来了.