Defeated
“Defeated” 表示“已被打败或战胜”，如 the army was defeated。作形容词时指“感到挫败、垂头丧气”，如 feel defeated after the loss。
- “The home team was defeated in the final minutes.” (主队在最后几分钟被击败。)
- “She looked defeated but refused to give up.” (她看起来很挫败，但拒绝放弃。)
- “The proposal was defeated by a narrow vote.” (该提案以微弱差距被否决。)
“Defeated” 来自古法语 “desfait”，与 “defeat” 相关，核心义是“使失败、打破布局”。
“de-” 表示“去除、相反”；“-ed” 为过去分词后缀；与 feat（功绩）在词源上有 distant 联系，但现代用法以“战胜”义为主。
在体育、政治和军事报道中，“defeated” 是标准用语，如 defeated the incumbent、defeated on the floor。
- 固定搭配: “soundly defeated” (惨败), “feel defeated” (感到挫败)
- 原形: defeat
- 名词: defeat
“defeat + ed”：已经被打败，就是 defeated；形容人时就是“泄气的”。
“After the team was defeated, the captain told the defeated-looking players to learn from the match.” (球队失利后，队长对垂头丧气的队员说要从比赛中吸取教训。)