dismiss

/dɪsˈmɪs/ v.
CET-6IELTS 词根 mit
一句话记住

解雇；遣散；不予考虑；驳回

释义与例句

v. 解雇；遣散
to remove someone from their job
  1. The manager dismissed two workers.
    经理解雇了两名工人。
  2. He was dismissed for arriving late three times.
    他因三次迟到被解雇。
  3. The club dismissed its coach after a poor season.
    赛季成绩不佳，俱乐部解雇了主教练。
  4. The company dismissed half its staff during the crisis.
    危机期间公司遣散了半数员工。
  5. She was unfairly dismissed and took the matter to court.
    她被不公平地解雇，于是把此事告上了法庭。
v. 不予考虑；驳回
to refuse to consider an idea or claim
  1. She dismissed the idea as silly.
    她认为这个想法很傻，不予考虑。
  2. The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
    法官因证据不足驳回了此案。
  3. He dismissed the rumour with a wave of his hand.
    他挥了挥手，对谣言不予理会。
  4. Critics dismissed the film as a waste of talent.
    评论家认为这部影片浪费才华，不屑一顾。
  5. Don't dismiss her advice just because she is young.
    不要仅仅因为她年轻就不把她的建议当回事。

词源与构词

dis-（离开）+ mittere（送），把人送走，就是“解雇、遣散”；把想法送走，就是“不予考虑”。

dis- 前缀 · away，离开
mit 词根 · to send，送
记忆钩子 dis（离开）+ miss（送）：把人送出公司大门，就是解雇。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • admit 承认；供认
    He admitted that he had made a mistake. 他承认自己犯了一个错误。
  • permit 允许；准许
    Smoking is not permitted here. 这里不准吸烟。
  • submit 提交；呈递
    Please submit your essay by Friday. 请在周五前提交你的论文。
  • transmit 传送；播送
    The station transmits signals across the city. 这家电台向全城播送信号。
词族（同一词根的不同词性）
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同义词
  • fire 解雇
    The company fired him for stealing. 公司因他偷窃而解雇了他。
  • reject 拒绝；驳回
    The court rejected his claim. 法院驳回了他的索赔要求。
反义词
  • hire 雇用
    They hired a new assistant. 他们雇了一名新助理。
  • accept 接受
    He accepted the offer at once. 他立刻接受了这份提议。
易混词
  • dismal 阴沉的；糟糕的
    The weather was dismal all week. 整个星期天气都很阴沉。
  • discuss 讨论
    We discussed the plan over lunch. 我们午餐时讨论了这个计划。
常见搭配
  • dismiss an employee 解雇员工
    It is hard to dismiss an employee legally. 合法解雇员工并不容易。
  • dismiss a claim 驳回索赔
    The insurance company dismissed his claim. 保险公司驳回了他的索赔请求。
  • dismiss the idea 不予考虑这个想法
    She dismissed the idea without a second thought. 她毫不犹豫地否定了这个想法。