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源自拉丁语 'dismissus'(遣散),由 dis-(离开) + mittere(发送)构成,15世纪进入英语。
❶ 正式地让某人离开或结束其职务,常用于工作场合表示解雇或遣散。
“The manager is dismissing several employees due to budget cuts.”
(由于预算削减,经理正在解雇几名员工。)
“She was dismissed from her job after the company restructuring.”
(公司重组后,她被解雇了。)
❶ 认为某事不重要或不值得关注,表现为拒绝考虑或忽视。
“She dismissed his concerns as exaggerated.”
(她认为他的担忧是夸大其词而不予理会。)
“The judge dismissed the evidence as irrelevant.”
(法官认为该证据无关紧要而予以驳回。)
dismissing out of hand — 未经认真考虑就立即拒绝或否定某事。
“He dismissed the proposal out of hand without reading it.”
(他看都没看就断然否决了这个提案。)