discouragement

名詞

1. 1

   氣餒、沮喪、洩氣

   After months without work, he felt a deep sense of discouragement.

   失業好幾個月後，他感到深深的氣餒。

2. 2

   勸阻、阻攔、打壓正式

   The policy aims at the discouragement of smoking among teenagers.

   這項政策旨在勸阻青少年吸菸。

3. 3

   挫折、打擊

   Early rejections are just discouragements that every writer must survive.

   初期被退稿只是每個作家都必須撐過的挫折。