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discomfit/disˈkʌmfit/v. tr. (discomfited, discomfiting) 1a disconcert or baffle 扰乱；使困惑 b thwart 挫败 2 archaic defeat in battle [古义]战败 □ discomfiture n.[Middle English via Old French disconfit, past part. of desconfire, from Romanic (as DIS-, Latin conficere ‘put together’: see CONFECTION)]■ Usage 用法说明 Care should be taken not to confuse discomfit with discomfort. Examples of each are: We were discomfited by his request to walk through the pouring rain rather than take a taxi, and He was by nature a recluse, discomforted by every encounter. 留心不要混淆 discomfit 和 discomfort 这两个词。两个词的用法各举例如下 : We were discomfited by his request to walk through the pouring rain rather than take a taxi (他建议我们在倾盆大雨中走着去而不是坐出租车去，这令我们感到困惑)； He was by nature a recluse, discomforted by every encounter (他生性就是个隐遁者，见着谁都不自在)。 |