• vt. 勸阻，勸止

dis-, 不，非，使相反。-suade, 甜，勸說，詞源同sweet, persuade. 即相反的勸說，規(guī)誡。

dissuade

dissuade: see persuade

dissuade (v.)

1510s, from Middle French dissuader and directly from Latin dissuadere "to advise against, oppose by argument," from dis- "off, against" (see dis-) + suadere "to urge" (see suasion). Related: Dissuaded; dissuading.

1. St Barth'sstrange lack of street names is meant to dissuade journalistic snoopers.

圣巴思這個(gè)地方非常奇怪,街道居然沒有名稱,其實(shí)這樣做就是為了打消記者刺探新聞的念頭.

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2. He considered emigrating, but his family managed to dissuade him.

他考慮過移民，但他家人勸阻了他。

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3. The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.

機(jī)場(chǎng)地勤人員試圖阻止這位飛行員駕機(jī)起飛。

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4. Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking.

醫(yī)生們勸病人不要吸煙。

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5. I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job.

我勸過他，讓他不要放棄自己的工作。

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