
英:/'dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃər/ 美:/'dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃər/
n. 狼狽;挫敗,崩潰
He was clearly taking delight in her discomfiture.
他顯然以她的窘迫為樂。
I laughed my head off when I heard of his discomfiture.
聽到别人說起他的狼狽相,我放聲大笑。
The discomfiture I felt was Shared by some of those sitting with me at the table.
一些與我坐在同桌的人和我一樣尴尬不已。
He was really not masterful enough mentally, and he had witnessed her discomfiture.
他的确在精神上不夠老練,況且他親眼見到了她的狼狽情況。
To court their own discomfiture by love is a common instinct with certain perfervid women.
有些性情熱烈的女人,平常總是為了愛情而自尋苦惱。
n.|crash/disintegration;狼狽;挫敗,崩潰
discomfiture是一個名詞,指因意外、挫折或尴尬處境引發的強烈不安感。該詞源于古法語"desconfit",字面含義為"被擊敗的狀态",14世紀進入英語後逐漸演變為描述心理層面的困窘與挫敗感。其核心語義包含三個維度:
社交尴尬:指在公開場合遭遇難堪時的心理狀态。例如面試中回答錯誤問題時"his discomfiture was evident when he stumbled over the technical terms"(他在技術術語上卡殼時的窘态顯而易見)。
戰略挫敗:保留原始詞義中"作戰失利"的隱喻,現代多用于描述計劃受挫。如商業場景中"the discomfiture of their market expansion plan caused stock value drop"(市場擴展計劃受挫導緻股價下跌)。
心理失衡:強調突發狀況引發的短暫心理失序狀态。心理學研究指出"momentary discomfiture triggers cortisol secretion"(瞬間的窘迫感會引發皮質醇分泌)。
該詞與近義詞embarrassment的區别在于:embarrassment側重社交失禮引發的羞愧,而discomfiture強調客觀處境導緻的被動性不安。在語用層面常見于文學評論與學術論述,相較于口語化詞彙更具正式色彩。
Discomfiture 是一個英語名詞,主要表示因挫敗、尴尬或困惑而産生的心理不安狀态。以下是詳細解析:
如需更多例句或用法擴展,可參考權威詞典(如、3、4)。
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