dismission

名词 n.
/dɪsˈmɪʃ(ə)n/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of dismissing or sending away (someone). countable,uncountable
    — Though Mrs Honour was principally attached to her own interest, she was not without some little attachment to Sophia. […] She no sooner therefore heard a piece of news, which she imagined to be of great importance to her mistress, than, quite forgetting the anger which she had conceived two days before, at her unpleasant dismission from Sophia’s presence, she ran hastily to inform her of the news.
  2. Removal from office; termination of employment or services, or position in ones affections. countable,uncountable
    — I told her […] that her dismission was intended for an indignity to me; that I was very sorry to be obliged to part with her, and hoped she would meet with as good a service.
  3. The setting aside (of something) from consideration. countable,uncountable

词形变化

dismissions plural

词源

Etymology tree
English dismiss
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English dismission
From dismiss + -ion.
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