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daunt

英 [dɔːnt] 美

解释

vt. 使气馁，使畏缩；威吓
n. (Daunt)人名；(英)当特

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中文词源

daunt 畏惧

来自拉丁语domitare, 统治，驯服，词源同dominate, tame. 拼写参照同源词danger.

英文词源

daunt: daunt: see tame
daunt (v.): c. 1300, "to vanquish," from Old French danter, variant of donter (12c., Modern French dompter) "be afraid of, fear, doubt; control, restrain," from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare "to tame" (see tame (v.)). Sense of "to intimidate" is from late 15c. Related: Daunted; daunting.

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例句和用法

1. Danger did not daunt the hero.: 危险并没有吓倒这位英雄.

2. Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.: 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们.

3. Danger didn't daunt the hero.: 危险并没有吓住那英雄.

4. The difficulty did not daunt him.: 那种困难吓不倒他.

5. No difficulties in the world can daunt us.: 世界上任何困难都吓不倒我们.