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discouragement about/over sth
discouragement 后常接 about 或 over，表示对某事感到沮丧。
Her discouragement about the test result was obvious.
她对考试成绩的沮丧显而易见。
沮丧；灰心；气馁
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沮丧；灰心；气馁
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Her discouragement about the test result was obvious.
她对考试成绩的沮丧显而易见。
信心或热情的丧失；气馁
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
劝阻行为
The act of discouraging.
令人气馁的事物
Anything that discourages.
After failing the exam twice, she felt a deep sense of discouragement.
两次考试失败后，她感到深深的沮丧。
She tried to hide her discouragement when the project was cancelled.
项目被取消时，她试图掩饰自己的气馁。
Many students experience discouragement when they cannot solve a difficult math problem.
许多学生在解不出难题时会感到灰心。
discouragement 后常接 about 或 over，表示对某事感到沮丧。
Her discouragement about the test result was obvious.
她对考试成绩的沮丧显而易见。
in discouragement 作状语，相当于“沮丧地”。
He shook his head in discouragement.
他沮丧地摇了摇头。
discouragement of 后接名词或动名词，指劝阻或阻止某事的行动。
The discouragement of smoking in public areas is part of the campaign.
对在公共区域吸烟的劝阻是这项运动的一部分。
Not this
His parents' discouragemented him from becoming an artist.
Use this
His parents discouraged him from becoming an artist.
discouragement 是名词，不能当动词用；表示“使某人打消念头”应用动词 discourage，后面直接接宾语。
Not this
She couldn't hide her discouragements about the exam.
Use this
She couldn't hide her discouragement about the exam.
表示“灰心、沮丧”这一不可数的情绪时，discouragement 不用复数；复数形式 discouragements 多指具体令人气馁的事。
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一种沮丧感；灰心丧气的感觉
After the rejection, a deep sense of discouragement settled over her.
被拒绝后，一种深深的沮丧感笼罩着她。
克服沮丧；从灰心中振作起来
He worked hard to overcome his discouragement after the failed exam.
考试失败后，他努力克服沮丧，振作起来。
表示沮丧；流露出灰心
Employees expressed discouragement at the sudden change in policy.
员工们对政策的突然改变表示了沮丧。
陷入沮丧；变得灰心
Without support, young artists can easily sink into discouragement.
没有支持，年轻艺术家很容易陷入沮丧。
对做某事的劝阻；阻拦某人做某事
His parents' discouragement from traveling alone was based on safety concerns.
他父母劝阻他独自旅行是出于安全考虑。
Use discouragement naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：dis-像'拿走'，courage是勇气，勇气被拿走，心里只剩沮丧(discouragement)。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语或报告、心理与教育讨论 discouragement 多用于较正式或书面语境，表示“灰心、沮丧”或“劝阻、阻碍”。日常口语更常说 discouraged 或 discourage，使用本词时通常带有书面或抽象色彩。
只有 encouragement 与 discouragement 真正押韵（重读音节及以后均为 /kʌrɪdʒmənt/）。拼写相似的 management、arrangement、acknowledgment、disparagement 都以 -ment 结尾，但重读元音或音节位置不同，不押韵，注意不要被拼写误导。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.