Word · Frequency #18695
disfigure
毁损…的外形；使破相；使变丑
mar or spoil the appearance of (someone or something)
- 1.
to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.
不可逆地损坏物体的形状或结构,影响其外观或功能但未完全破坏。
不可逆地损坏物体的形状或结构,影响其外观或功能但未完全破坏。；毁损...的外形；玷污；损害；毁损...的容貌；[法] 损毁容颜
In use
The car accident disfigured his face, but he still smiled confidently.
The old building's front was disfigured by rows of ugly air conditioners.
Years of graffiti and neglect have disfigured the once beautiful park statues.
disfigure + noun
The accident disfigured his face.
事故毁了他的面容。
disfigure + noun + with + noun
Vandals disfigured the statue with paint.
破坏者用油漆损坏了雕像。
be disfigured + by + noun
She was disfigured by the fire.
她被大火毁容了。
Verb forms
base disfigure · third person disfigures · -ing disfiguring · past disfigured · past participle disfigured
Common mistakes
His face has a disfigure.His face is disfigured.
动词 'disfigure' 是及物动词，表示‘毁损外观’，不能用作名词。这里应该使用被动语态表示状态。
He disfigured from the accident.He was disfigured by the accident.
在被动语态中，动作的执行者需要用 'by' 引出，而 'from' 通常表示原因或来源。这里是被动语态，表示事故导致毁容，应用 'by'。
Connections
Collocations
- disfigure someone's face
- 毁损某人的面容
- The accident disfigured her face.那场事故毁损了她的面容。
- disfigure the landscape
- 破坏景观；使景观变样
- The new road would disfigure the landscape.新修的道路会破坏这片景观。
- disfigure a building
- 破坏建筑物的外观
- The ugly extension disfigured the old building.那个难看的扩建部分破坏了旧楼的外观。
- permanently disfigured
- 永久毁容；外形永久受损
- The disease left him permanently disfigured.这种疾病使他永久毁容。
- disfigured by scars
- 因伤疤而毁容
- His face was disfigured by scars.他的脸因伤疤而毁容。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dis-（毁）+ figure（外形）→ 毁掉figure的外形，就是使破相、变丑。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、医学或法律描述、严重外伤或物体损坏的叙述 该词属于中性但语义较重的动词，没有明显的口语或书面语标记；多用于正式或严肃的语境，如新闻、医学或法律描述，也可在谈论严重外伤或物体严重损坏时用于日常叙述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 disfigure 同韵的单词均以 -figure 结尾，读作 /-fɪɡjər/，如 figure、configure、prefigure。注意拼写以 -ure 结尾的 measure、feature 并不押韵：measure 读 /ˈmɛʒər/，feature 读 /ˈfiːtʃər/。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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