discomposed

grammar · medium

易错句子She felt decomposed before the interview.

正确表达She felt discomposed before the interview.

decomposed 意为“腐烂的、分解的”，discomposed 才表示“不安的、心烦的”。两词拼写只差一个字母，但词根不同（decompose 是“分解”，discompose 是“使不安”），此处说的是紧张不安，必须用 discomposed。

grammar · medium

易错句子He was discomposed with the sudden noise.

正确表达He was discomposed by the sudden noise.

表示“因某事而不安”时，discomposed 后接 by 或 at 引出原因，不能用 with。汉语“对……感到不安”的“对”容易被直译成 with，这是典型的介词迁移错误。

grammar · medium

易错句子She showed no discomposed during the interview.

正确表达She showed no discomposure during the interview.

限定词 no 后面需要名词，而 discomposed 是形容词，不能充当宾语；其名词形式是 discomposure，表示“镇定自若、不慌乱”的反面状态，所以应改为 no discomposure。