Word
disfavor
失宠;受冷落
核心释义
the state of being out of favor
- 1.
失宠的状态
the state of being out of favor
- 2.
不愿批准某人或团体的倾向
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
不赞成;反感;失宠的状态;不愿批准某人或团体的倾向;厌恶;不悦
用法In use
The manager's disfavor toward the new proposal was obvious to everyone.
用法提示:disfavor 作名词,表示“厌恶”,后面接介词 toward 引出对象。
She fell into disfavor after criticizing the company's policies.
用法提示:fall into disfavor 是固定搭配,表示“失宠”。
His outspoken views earned him the disfavor of the committee.
用法提示:disfavor 作名词,表示“冷遇”,与动词 earn 搭配。
be in disfavor with sb
指失去某人的青睐或支持,with 后接施加影响的一方。
The minister is in disfavor with the president.
这位部长已失宠于总统。
fall into disfavor
强调从受欢迎转为不受欢迎的过程。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- disapproval
- 不赞成;反对 · 两者都可表示“不赞同”,但 disfavor 常含上位者偏私地不支持某人或某群体的意味,也可指“失宠”这一状态(如 fall into disfavor);disapproval 只是一般性的不认可,不涉及失宠,也不带偏袒色彩,且通常作不可数名词。
- dislike
- 厌恶;不喜欢 · disfavor 指因不满而不赞成,或失宠的状态,偏正式、常与权势和态度相关;dislike 指个人主观上的讨厌,程度更偏向情绪,既可作名词也可作动词。
- disgrace
- 耻辱;丢脸;名誉扫地 · 两者都可指“失去他人认可”,但 disfavor 侧重失去上位者的青睐或一般性的不赞同;disgrace 强调因不当行为而名声受损、蒙羞,带有强烈的道德谴责,常用 in disgrace。
词族Word family
- favor
- 恩惠;帮忙;赞成 · favor (base/root)
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词
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