| 单词 | 局促不安 |
| 释义 | 〔outface〕To overcome with a bold or self-assured look; stare down.压倒：用大胆或自恃的目光压倒…；盯得…局促不安〔stare〕To cause to waver or give in by or as if by staring.盯得局促不安：盯视或仿佛盯视而导致动摇或屈服〔bashful〕Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness.羞怯的，局促不安的：具有害羞的、胆怯的、不安的特征的，表现出此种特性的，由此种特性引起的〔sheepish〕a sheepish grin.局促不安的咧嘴一笑〔embarrass〕To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert:使窘迫，使局促不安：使…觉得不好意思或不舒服；使困窘：〔uncomfortable〕Ill at ease; uneasy.局促不安的，心神不宁的〔constraint〕Embarrassed reserve or reticence; awkwardness:拘束：局促不安的拘谨或沉默；窘迫：〔squirm〕To feel or exhibit signs of humiliation or embarrassment.See Synonyms at writhe 局促不安：感到或者显出羞辱或局促不安的样子 参见 writhe〔curmudgeon〕The etymology of the wordcurmudgeon has eluded us for at least two centuries, although some lexicographers have thought the solution was at hand, one to his embarrassment.When Samuel Johnson stated in his famous dictionary of 1755 thatcurmugeon "is a vicious manner of pronouncing c÷ur méchant, Fr. an unknown correspondent,” he was giving credit to an anonymous writer for the statement thatcurmudgeon came from French c÷ur, "heart,” and méchant, "evil.” Another lexicographer, John Ash, following in Johnson's tracks though none too carefully,gave the etymology a bit differently in his dictionary of 1775:"from the Frenchc÷ur unknown, and mechant a correspondent"; thus misinterpreting Johnson's attribution as a gloss for the French.Although its origin is unknown,curmudgeon has been around for some time, being first recorded in a work published in 1577. 单词curmudgeon 的词源已经使我们困惑了至少有两个世纪， 虽然有些词典的编辑者已经认为快找到解决方式了，但仍使某些人局促不安。当塞缪尔·约翰逊在他的举世闻名的1755年词典中指出Curmugeon “是对 cour mechant 这一法语词语的错误发音方式（它意指不知名的通讯记者）”时， 他认同一位不署名作家认为curmudgeon 一词来自法语 cour “心”和 mechant “罪恶”的陈述是正确的。 另一个名叫约翰·艾什的词典编辑者承袭了约翰逊的思路，但他也并非很严格地遵循，在他的1775年词典中对该词源作了稍有差别的解释： “从法语cour （不知名的）和 mechant （一名通讯记者）而来”； 由此他误解了约翰逊对于法语的译注。虽然该词词源未知，curmudgeon 已有了一定的历史，它首次被记录于1577年出版的一部作品中 |
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