資料來源 : pyDict

使泄氣,使沮喪;阻攔,勸阻

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Discourage \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis- +
   courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des-
   (L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.]
   1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress
      the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; --
      the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his
      undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like
      attempt.

            Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest
            they be discouraged.                  --Col. iii.
                                                  21.

   2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to
      seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they
      discouraged his efforts.

   Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;
        disfavor.

Discourage \Dis*cour"age\, n.
   Lack of courage; cowardliness.

資料來源 : WordNet®

discourage
     v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage
          this practice among our youth" [syn: {deter}]
     2: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to
        feel discouraged [ant: {encourage}]
     3: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I
        warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false
        assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: {warn}, {admonish},
         {monish}]