demoralize
/dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
1
- usu. as adj. demoralized cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; dispirit使丧失士气, 使气馁：
the changes leave managers angry and demoralized.
这些变化让经理们又气愤又沮丧。
2
- archaic corrupt the morals of (someone)〈古〉使堕落, 使腐化。
派生词
demoralization
noundemoralizing
adjectivedemoralizingly
adverb词源
late 18th cent.: from French démoraliser (a word of the French Revolution)， from dé- (expressing reversal) + moral 'moral'， from Latin moralis.