Dismissed
“Dismissed” 是动词 “dismiss” 的过去式和过去分词。常见含义包括:解雇员工、驳回申请或指控、解散会议,以及表示不再考虑某事。在被动语态中常译为“被解雇”“被驳回”。
- “The manager dismissed him after the incident.” (经理在那件事之后解雇了他。)
- “The court dismissed the case for lack of evidence.” (法院因证据不足驳回了此案。)
- “She dismissed the idea as unrealistic.” (她认为那个想法不切实际,不予理会。)
“Dismiss” 来自拉丁语 “dimittere”,由 “dis-”(分开、离开)与 “mittere”(发送)构成,字面意思是“送离”,引申为让某人离开或结束某事。
“Dismissed” 由词根 “miss”(发送)加前缀 “dis-” 构成,末尾 “-ed” 为规则动词过去式/过去分词后缀。
在职场和新闻英语中,“dismissed” 常与 “fired” 并用,语气相对正式。法律语境里 “case dismissed” 是固定表达,表示案件被驳回。
- 原形: dismiss
- 现在分词: dismissing
- 固定搭配: “dismiss a claim” (驳回主张), “dismiss a meeting” (散会)
把 “dis-” 想成“送走”,“miss” 联想到“让某人离开”,合起来就是解雇或驳回。
“After the report was dismissed by the committee, Tom stayed calm and prepared a revised version.” (报告被委员会驳回后,汤姆保持冷静,准备了一份修订版。)