discountenance

英式音标：[dɪs'kaʊntɪnəns]

美式音标：[dɪs'kaʊntənəns]

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概况：

vt. 使丢脸；不赞成；使慌张

n. 不赞成

词义：

v.

阻止；

英英释义

discountenance[ dis'kauntinəns ]

v.

look with disfavor on

"The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

show disapproval by discouraging

"any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"

用法：

权威例句

An Essay on Duelling. Written with a View to Discountenance This Barbarous and Disgraceful Practice.

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同义词：shame,disapprove of,disapproval

英语词源：

discountenance (v.)

"put to shame," 1570s, from Middle French descontenancer (16c.) "to abash," from des- (see dis-) + contenancer (see countenance).