demoralize
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英 美[d?'m?r?la?z]
- vt. 使道德敗壞；使墮落；使士氣低落
TEM8GRE低頻詞
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?demoralizes;過去式:?demoralized;過去分詞:?demoralized;現在分詞:?demoralizing;名詞:?demoralization;形容詞:?demoralized;? demoralizing;
中文詞源
demoralize 使士氣低落
de-, 不，非，使相反。moral, 道義，士氣。即使士氣低落。
英文詞源
- demoralize (v.)
- c. 1793, "to corrupt the morals of," from French démoraliser, from de- "remove" (see de-) + moral (adj.) (see moral). Said to be a coinage of the French Revolution. Sense of "lower the morale of" (especially of armies) is first recorded 1848. Related: Demoralized; demoralizing.
雙語例句
- 1. Constant criticism is enough to demoralize anybody.
- 頻繁的批評足以使任何人意志消沉。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Clearly, one of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops in any way they can.
- 很明顯，目標之一就是要用一切可能的手段打擊敵軍的士氣。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Frequent gyrations in our national direction demoralize the Foreign Service.
- 我們在基本國策上的多變性,常使外交部門陷于混亂.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Rumors of impending sanctions can demoralize.
- 即將采取制裁的謠言能使士氣低落.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I'd rather cut my throat than demoralize you on a day like this.
- 我情愿割斷自己的脖子,也不想在這樣的日子使你掃興.
來自辭典例句