discomfiture
英 [dɪs'kʌmfɪtʃə]
美
英文词源
- discomfiture (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French desconfiture "rout, defeat" (12c.; Modern French déconfiture), from desconfit (see discomfit).
双语例句
- 1. I laughed my head off when I heard of his discomfiture.
- 听到别人说起他的狼狈相,我放声大笑.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Without experiencing discomfiture and setbacks, one can never find truth.
- 不经过失败和挫折, 便找不到真理.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He may laugh at our discomfiture now, but before long he'll be laughing on the other side of his face.
- 他现在可以对我们幸灾乐祸, 但是要不了多久他就会转喜为忧.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. She couldn't disguise her glee at their discomfiture.
- 他们受挫,她不禁喜形于色.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Scarlett wanted to giggle at her discomfiture, for Rhett had caught her fairly.
- 思嘉看见她这副狼狈相忍不住要笑出声来, 因为瑞德抓住她的要害了.
来自飘（部分）