Word · Frequency #23607
discomfiture
狼狈；窘迫；挫败感
核心释义
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
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类似失败所产生的情绪状态；沮丧、失望、困惑或尴尬。
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
类似失败所产生的情绪状态；沮丧、失望、困惑或尴尬。；失败；狼狈；困窘；挫败
用法In use
His discomfiture was obvious when he realized he had forgotten his speech notes.
用法提示：名词discomfiture表示因失误而感到的尴尬和狼狈。
She tried to hide her discomfiture by laughing along with the others.
用法提示：名词discomfiture描述社交场合中难以掩饰的难堪。
The team's discomfiture grew as they lost point after point.
用法提示：名词discomfiture用于形容因连续失败而产生的沮丧和难堪。
to one's discomfiture
这个介词短语常置于句首或句尾，表示某事使人感到狼狈、失望或尴尬。
To his discomfiture, he was asked to sing in front of the whole class.
令他窘迫的是，他被要求在全体同学面前唱歌。
with discomfiture
with discomfiture 作方式状语，描述伴随的窘迫或尴尬情绪。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- utter discomfiture
- 彻底的狼狈
- She tried to hide her utter discomfiture when she realized her mistake.当意识到自己的错误时，她试图掩饰彻底的狼狈。
- to one's discomfiture
- 令某人难堪的是
- To his discomfiture, the audience began to laugh.令他难堪的是，观众开始大笑。
- conceal one's discomfiture
- 掩饰某人的窘迫
- He smiled to conceal his discomfiture.他微笑着掩饰自己的窘迫。
- cause discomfiture
- 引起窘迫
- The unexpected question caused her visible discomfiture.这个意外的问题使她明显感到窘迫。
- with discomfiture
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：dis-像“不”，comfit接近comfort“舒适”，ure表状态；不舒适的状态，即狼狈窘迫。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narrative、formal reporting discomfiture 多用于正式书面语或文学叙事，表示因失败或挫折而产生的尴尬、狼狈或沮丧感。日常口语中不常用，更常说 embarrassment 或 frustration。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ture 结尾，多读作 /tʃə/。其中 feature 和 creature 同韵；其余词也以 /tʃə/ 结尾，但都不与 discomfiture 押韵，因为 discomfiture 的重音在 com- 上。注意不要看到 discomfiture 中的 discomf- 就按 comfort (/ˈkʌmfət/) 来读。
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