discomfiture
翻译
狼狈, 难堪, 挫败
例句
He could not hide his discomfiture at the question.
他无法掩饰对这个问题的狼狈。
To her discomfiture, he remembered her name.
令她难堪的是，他记住了她的名字。
语法模式
((at sth.)) （对某事的）狼狈 He could not hide his discomfiture at the question.
((to sb.'s ~)) 令（某人）难堪的是 To her discomfiture, he remembered her name.
近义词
同义词: embarrassment, awkwardness, confusion; 反义词: composure, ease
词源
源自古法语“desconfiture”，来自“desconfire”，意为“击败”。“dis-”（分开）+“confire”（准备），字面意思是“搞砸准备”。
记忆技巧
听起来像“discomfort”（不适），但意思更强烈，暗示因被击败或受挫而产生的尴尬或沮丧。想象一下“不舒服”到困惑的程度。