dismay
翻譯
驚愕, 沮喪, 失望
例句
To my dismay, the shop was closed.
令我沮喪的是,商店關門了。
He looked at her in dismay.
他驚愕地看著她。
文法模式
to ((sb.'s)) dismay 令(某人)沮喪的是 To my dismay, the tickets were sold out.
in dismay 驚愕地 She stared at the mess in dismay.
近義詞
Synonyms: consternation, alarm, shock; Antonyms: relief, pleasure, joy
詞源
源自古法語 'desmaier'(使煩惱),由 'des-'(加強前綴)和 'maier'(煩惱)組成。
記憶技巧
想像一下「This may... be bad!」(這可能……會很糟!)這句話,它會引起你的「dismay」(驚愕)。