摘要:chagrin /ʃə'grɪn/ 一词出自土耳其语,最初指用驴或骡等动物臀部的皮制成的皮革。17世纪进入法语,词义变为悲伤,焦虑。
chagrin /ʃə'grɪn/ 一词出自土耳其语,最初指用驴或骡等动物臀部的皮制成的皮革。17世纪进入法语,词义变为悲伤,焦虑。
△法国大文豪巴尔扎克的长篇哲理小说《驴皮记》探讨了欲望与生命的关系,充满魔幻色彩,它的法文名叫 La Peau de Chagrin,此处的 chagrin 仍保留最初的意思。
chagrin 后由法语进入英语,词义变成现在的"懊恼,委屈"。
词义
chagrin 有两种读音:/'ʃægrɪn/ (英) 和 /ʃə'grɪn/ (美),主要用作名词。
To my chagrin, He was nowhere to be found.
令我懊恼的是,到处都找不到他了。(n.)
The company worked out a new policy, much to the chagrin of its investors.
公司制定了新政策,这使得投资者大为懊恼。(n.)
He was chagrined at the sales of his book.
他对于书的销量非常失望。(a.)
近义
chagrin (TOEFL) 的近义词按难度级别由低到高:
annoyance /ə'nɔɪəns/:恼怒 (中)
disturbance /dɪ'stɜːrbəns/:紊乱,失调 (4)
irritation /ɪrɪ'teɪʃn/:恼怒 (6)
aggravation /ægrə'veɪʃn/:烦恼 (6)
disquiet /dɪs'kwaɪət/:焦虑 (T)
hassle /'hæsl/:烦恼,麻烦 (I)
vexation /vek'seɪʃn/:恼怒 (G)
dissatisfaction /dɪs'sætɪsfækʃn/:不满 (G)
exasperation /ɪgzæspə'reɪʃn/:恼怒 (G)
影视
△Gone Girl (《消失的爱人》2014)
△Young Sheldon (《小谢尔顿》第二季)
名著
And so she ran on, till I relinquished the endeavour to convince her of her mistake. She did not mention the visit that night, because she did not see Mr. Linton. Next day it all came out, sadly to my chagrin; and still I was not altogether sorry: I thought the burden of directing and warning would be more efficiently borne by him than me.
- Chapter 14 of Wuthering Heights
她就这样滔滔不绝地说着,到后来我只好放弃了使她觉悟到她的错误的努力,那天晚上她没有说起这次拜访,因为她没有看见林顿先生。第二天就都说出来了,使我懊恼之至;可我还不十分难过:我以为指导和警戒的担子由他担负比由我担负会有效多了。
-《呼啸山庄》第14章
来源:学无用的英语