| 释义 |
dis·array
I. \|dis+\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English disaray, from Middle French desarroi, from Old French from desareer
1. : a lack of order or sequence
< those dark and noisome hulks anchored in forlorn disarray — Kenneth Roberts >
2. : a confused state in which orderly disposition has been broken or lost : disarrangement
< the disarray into which society had been thrown by this deplorable affair — Edith Wharton >
3. : incomplete or disorderly dress
Synonyms: see confusion
II. transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English disarayen, from Middle French desarroyer, from Old French desareer, from des- dis- (I) + areer to prepare, provide, put in order — more at array
1. : to throw into disorder : put out of array
< the child had disarrayed the bedcovers >
2. : to take off the dress of : unrobe
< called to disarray the queen >
3. archaic : despoil, strip — used with of |