dismay
翻譯
驚愕, 沮喪, 灰心
例句
She looked at him in dismay.
她驚愕地看著他。
To my dismay, the tickets were sold out.
令我沮喪的是，票都賣完了。
文法模式
in dismay 驚愕地 She looked at him in dismay.
to (sb.'s) dismay 令(某人)沮喪的是 To my dismay, the tickets were sold out.
近義詞
同義詞: alarm, shock, consternation, disappointment; 反義詞: pleasure, joy, relief
詞源
源自古法語“desmaier”，由“dis-”（加強前綴）和“maier”（擁有力量）組成。指失去力量或控制的感覺。
記憶技巧
想一想“This may not be good!”（這可能不太好！）。“dismay”的感覺是震驚和失望的混合體。