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单词 discountenance
释义 dis·countenance
I. \dəs, (ˈ)dis+\ transitive verb
Etymology: dis- (I) + countenance (n.)
1. : to put out of countenance : put to shame : abash, disconcert
 < the republic soon confirmed the doubters and discountenanced its few friends — C.P.Fitzgerald >
2. : to refuse to look with favor upon : use one's influence against : discourage by evidence of disapproval
 < the intrenched interests discountenanced the teaching of reading and writing to the working classes — Helen Sullivan >
II. noun
Etymology: dis- (I) + countenance
: the act of discountenancing
 < American actions gave discouragement and discountenance to the Bolshevik and anarchist elements — Ward Moore >
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