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源自中古法语 'descourager',由 'des-'(表示否定)和 'courage'(勇气)组成,字面意思是'使失去勇气'。
❶ 使某人失去信心或勇气,通常通过言语或行为让他们觉得某事不值得做或难以成功。
“The teacher discouraged the students from giving up.”
(老师劝阻学生不要放弃。)
“His harsh words discouraged her from pursuing her dream.”
(他严厉的话语让她失去了追求梦想的勇气。)
❶ 阻止或妨碍某事的发生,通常通过制造困难或障碍。
“The government introduced policies to discourage smoking.”
(政府出台了政策来抑制吸烟行为。)
“High taxes are used to discourage the use of plastic bags.”
(高额税收被用来减少塑料袋的使用。)
discourage from — 劝阻某人不要做某事,通常通过提供负面信息或制造障碍。
“Her parents discouraged her from dropping out of school.”
(她的父母劝她不要辍学。)