Chasten
['tʃeɪs(ə)n] or ['tʃesn]
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.
(v. t.) To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
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同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Chastise, correct, punish, castigate.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Purify, discipline, chastise, correct, castigate, improve, spiritualize,afflict, refine
ANT:Indulge, sensualize, brutalize, degrade, corrupt, pamper, carnalize, spoil,demoralize
編輯:桑德拉
解釋/意思:
v.t. to free from faults by punishing—hence to punish to purify or refine: to restrain or moderate.—p.adj. Chas′tened purified: modest.—n. Chas′tenment.
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例句/造句/用法:
- Her mien was chastened and pensive. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- It is right that I should be chastened in some penalty. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Sacred moments, when heart talked to heart in the silence of the night, turning affliction to a blessing, which chastened grief and strengthened love. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- As I look out on the night, my tears fall fast, and my undisciplined heart is chastened heavily--heavily. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- His wild and enthusiastic imagination was chastened by the sensibility of his heart. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- The Koran records the chastened feelings of those days. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I apprehend, young man, that your nature is no softer for this chastening,' said Mr. Stiggins, in a loud voice. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
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