discourage

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/    美 /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Lack of courage rare,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject. transitive
    — Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.
  2. To persuade somebody not to do (something). transitive
    — Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.

词形变化

discourages present,singular,third-person discouraging participle,present discouraged participle,past discouraged past

词汇关系

近义词
daunt deter dissuade
反义词
encourage
衍生词
discourageable discouragement discourager overdiscourage

词源

词源 1
From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. By surface analysis, dis- + courage.
词源 2
From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. By surface analysis, dis- + courage.
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