discombobulate
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編輯詞源
編輯出現於1834年美國,為discompose、discomfit等詞的詼諧變體,原作discombobricate。[1]
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編輯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...慌張,讓...糊塗,讓...摸不着頭腦
- 1895, John Kendrick Bangs, 「Story-tellers' Night」, 出自 A House-Boat on the Styx, New York: Harper & Brothers, 出版於 1901,第 132 頁:
- 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.
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- 1999年12月13日, Anthony Tommasini, 「MUSIC REVIEW; Plenty Of Zigzags, But Hold The Angst」, 出自 The New York Times,第 E3 頁:
- The notes zigzag in his pieces and discombobulate the ear, just as in 12-tone works.
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- 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.
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編輯參考資料
編輯- ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2024年),「discombobulate」,《線上詞源詞典》(Online Etymology Dictionary)