disservice

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dɪ(s)ˈsɜːvɪs/    美 /dɪ(s)ˈsɝvɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action. countable,uncountable
    — One renders young people a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them.
动词 v.
  1. To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.
    — One librarian said, "I could double the circulation tomorrow by closing the periodical stacks and counting every time I handed out a magazine, but I would be disservicing our readers."

词形变化

disservices plural disservices present,singular,third-person disservicing participle,present disserviced participle,past disserviced past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
English service
English disservice
From dis- + service.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
English service
English disservice
From dis- + service.
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