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单词 discountenance
释义 discountenance
 —discountenancer,  n.  
 /dis kown"tn euhns/,  v.  , discountenanced, discountenancing,  n.  
  v.t.  
  1. to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him.
  2. to show disapproval of: The teachers discountenanced smoking by the students.
  n.  
  3. disapproval; disapprobation.
 [1570-80; DIS-1 + COUNTENANCE]
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