Word · Frequency #7004
discontent
不满；不满足
核心释义
Dissatisfaction with one's present situation; a longing for something better.
- 1.
不满；不满足。
Dissatisfaction.
- 2.
对现状不满,渴求改善
a longing for something better than the present situation
- 3.
对更好时光或境遇的渴望。
A longing for better times or circumstances.
- 4.
不满的人；心怀不满者。
A discontented person; a malcontent.
不满者；愤愤不平者；不满；不满足。；对现状不满,渴求改善；对更好时光或境遇的渴望。；不满的人；心怀不满者。
用法In use
The workers voiced their discontent with the new salary policy during the meeting.
用法提示：名词 discontent 在此表示对现状的不满情绪，作宾语使用。
Growing discontent among students led to a petition for changes in the curriculum.
用法提示：名词 discontent 作主语，描述一种普遍的不满情绪。
She tried to hide her discontent, but her frown gave it away.
用法提示：名词 discontent 作宾语，表示个人内心的不满感受。
discontent with/over/about sth
介词with最常用，over和about也可接受。
Many workers expressed their discontent with the new policy.
许多工人表达了对新政策的不满。
discontent among sb
常与growing, widespread等形容词连用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- widespread discontent
- 普遍的不满
- There is widespread discontent among the workers.工人们普遍不满。
- growing discontent
- 日益增长的不满
- The government faces growing discontent over rising prices.政府面临因价格上涨而日益增长的不满。
- public discontent
- 公众不满
- Public discontent with the new policy is evident.公众对新政策的不满显而易见。
- discontent with
- 对……的不满
- He expressed his discontent with the management's decision.他表达了对管理层决定的不满。
- cause discontent
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
dis（不）+ content（满足）= 不满足，心里总在渴望更好的东西。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：日常讨论、新闻报道、文学描写 本项指对现状不满的情绪，作为名词使用时，比较常见于正式或半正式场合，但日常生活也可使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme: content, intent, extent, tent (all have /tɛnt/). Beware of lookalikes like 'dissent' (/dɪˈsɛnt/) and 'descent' (/dɪˈsɛnt/) which share spelling but have a different vowel sound. Also note that 'content' as a noun (e.g., the contents) has a different pronunciation (/ˈkɒntɛnt/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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