Word · Frequency #14384
displeasure
不悦；不满；生气
the feeling of being unhappy, annoyed, or dissatisfied with someone or something
- 1.
A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
对某事或某人的不满情绪；不满意；不赞成。
- 2.
That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
令人不快的事；恼怒或烦恼的根源；冒犯；伤害。
- 3.
A state of disgrace or disfavour.
失宠或受冷遇的状态。
对某事或某人的不满情绪；不满意；不赞成。；令人不快的事；恼怒或烦恼的根源；冒犯；伤害。；失宠或受冷遇的状态。；不愉快；生气
In use
She couldn't hide her displeasure when she saw the broken vase.
The manager expressed his displeasure at the team's poor performance.
His father's displeasure was obvious when he came home late.
displeasure at/with sth
介词 at 后常接事件或行为，with 后常接人或事物。
His displeasure at the decision was obvious.
他对这个决定的不满显而易见。
express/voice one's displeasure (about/at/with sth)
voice 比 express 更正式，常用于公开提出不满。
Customers voiced their displeasure about the new policy.
顾客们对新政策表达了不满。
to sb's displeasure
常用 much to sb's displeasure 来强调程度，整个结构作状语。
Connections
Collocations
- express displeasure
- 表示不满
- Several customers wrote to express their displeasure with the service.几位顾客写信表达对服务的不满。
- show displeasure
- 表现出不悦
- She showed her displeasure by leaving the meeting early.她提前离开会议，表现出不悦。
- voice displeasure
- 表达不满
- Residents voiced their displeasure over the new parking rules.居民对新停车规定表达了不满。
- incur someone's displeasure
- 惹某人不快
- He was careful not to incur his manager's displeasure.他小心避免惹经理不快。
- with displeasure
- 不高兴地
- The teacher looked at the noisy class with displeasure.老师不高兴地看着吵闹的班级。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 dis（否定）+ pleasure（快乐）：不快乐，就是不满、生气。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、official statements、customer service displeasure 比较常见于正式或书面语境，表示“不悦、不满”，语气比 anger 或 annoyance 更克制、更礼貌。通常出现在官方声明、正式信函或礼貌的商务沟通中。
Grammar Note
复数形式 displeasures 指具体的令人不满之事；表‘不满’这一情感时通常不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：pleasure、measure、treasure（重读元音 /e/ 及后续 /ʒə/ 与 displeasure 的 /pleʒə/ 相同）。注意 -sure 拼写的读音差异：pressure 读 /ˈpreʃə/（/ʃ/）；closure 读 /ˈkləʊʒə/、erasure 读 /ɪˈreɪʒə/，末尾虽有 /ʒə/ 但重读元音不同，不押韵。
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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