dismiss
/dɪsˈmɪs/·디스미스·verb
解雇,驳回
LatinCEFR B2
词根
dis- (away) + Latin 'mittere' (to send)
Latin dimittere → Medieval Latin dismittere (send away) → Middle English dismissen
一句话
dis(向外) + miss(送) = '送出去'. 学生送出教室,就是下课, 员工送出公司,就是解雇, 意见送出脑外,就是不予采纳。 词源简单,词义却广。
例句
The judge dismissed the case.
法官驳回了案件。
Don't dismiss her idea so quickly.
别这么快否定她的想法。
The teacher dismissed the class early.
老师提早结束了课。
同根词
submittransmitemitmissiondismissal