disconcert
verb /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/
/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they disconcert | /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it disconcerts | /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːts/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrts/ |
| past simple disconcerted | /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle disconcerted | /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪd/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form disconcerting | /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- disconcert somebody to make somebody feel anxious, confused or embarrassed
使不安；使困惑；使尴尬 - His answer rather disconcerted her.
他的回答使她颇感难堪。
词源late 17th cent. (in the sense ‘upset the progress of’): from obsolete French desconcerter, from des- (expressing reversal) + concerter ‘bring together’. - His answer rather disconcerted her.