discombobulate
英语
编辑其他形式
编辑词源
编辑出现于1834年美国,为discompose、discomfit等词的诙谐变体,原作discombobricate。[1]
发音
编辑动词
编辑discombobulate (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 discombobulates,現在分詞 discombobulating,一般過去時及過去分詞 discombobulated)
- (及物,幽默) 迷惑,使...困惑,使...慌张,让...糊涂,让...摸不着头脑
- 1895, John Kendrick Bangs, “Story-tellers' Night”, 出自 A House-Boat on the Styx, New York: Harper & Brothers, 出版於 1901,頁號 132:
- Can't you and I pretend to quarrel? A personal assault by you on me will wake these people up and discombobulate Goldsmith. Say the word—only don't hit too hard.
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- 1999年12月13日, Anthony Tommasini, “MUSIC REVIEW; Plenty Of Zigzags, But Hold The Angst”, 出自 The New York Times,頁號 E3:
- The notes zigzag in his pieces and discombobulate the ear, just as in 12-tone works.
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- 2009年12月25日, Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg, 片头起17:18, 出自 Sherlock Holmes, 角色 Sherlock Holmes(Robert Downey Jr.):
- First, distract target. Then block his blind jab. Counter with cross to left cheek. Discombobulate. Dazed, he'll attempt wild haymaker. Employ elbow block.
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
反义词
编辑参见
编辑参考资料
编辑- ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2024年),“discombobulate”,《在线词源词典》(Online Etymology Dictionary)