Word · Frequency #37708
chasten
惩戒；磨炼；抑制
restrain
- 1.
To make chaste.
使纯洁；使贞洁
- 2.
To render humble or restrained.
使谦卑或克制
使纯洁；使贞洁；使谦卑或克制；惩罚；磨炼；抑制
In use
That embarrassing mistake chastened him, and he now double-checks every email.
The team was chastened by the defeat and trained harder for the next match.
Years of hardship chastened her, giving her a calm and patient outlook.
chasten + object
chasten后接名词或代词作宾语，表示“抑制、磨炼”某物或某人。
The setback chastened his arrogance.
挫折抑制了他的傲慢。
chasten + object + by/with + noun
用by或with引出手段，表示“通过……惩罚/磨炼”。
The teacher chastened the student with strict discipline.
老师用严格的纪律惩戒了那个学生。
be chastened + by + noun
被动语态，强调主语受到惩罚或教训。
He was chastened by the public criticism.
他因公众批评而受到惩戒。
Verb forms
base chasten · third person chastens · -ing chastening · past chastened · past participle chastened
Common mistakes
It was a chasten experience.It was a chastening experience.
错误地将动词'chasten'当作形容词使用。描述经历时应用现在分词'chastening'作定语。
He chastened by the criticism.He was chastened by the criticism.
被动语态中缺少系动词'was'，'chasten'是及物动词，被动结构必须加be动词。
Connections
Confusing words
- chastise
- 严厉批评或惩罚 · chastise 侧重口头或肉体上的严厉惩罚；chasten 强调通过磨难使收敛或谦逊
- castigate
- 严厉斥责或惩罚 · castigate 比 chasten 语气更强，常指公开、严厉的批评或惩罚；chasten 可指内在的磨练
- discipline
- 训练；惩罚；管教 · discipline 泛指通过训练或惩罚达到规范行为，含义更广；chasten 侧重通过痛苦或挫折使变得谦逊
Word family
- chastens
- third person singular
- chastened
- past, past participle
- chastening
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.