(动词)使不高兴;使不满意;惹恼。常用于较正式语境。另有较少见用法指“(事情)不合某人心意”。
/dɪsˈpliːz/
The delay will displease our customers.
延期会让我们的顾客不满意。
It displeased her to find that her advice had been ignored, especially after she had spent so much time helping.
发现自己的建议被忽视让她很不快,尤其是在她花了那么多时间帮忙之后。
dis-(否定、相反)+ please(使高兴、使满意)。字面意思就是“使不愉快/不满意”。please 源自古法语 plaisir(使人满意、取悦),进一步可追溯到拉丁语 placere(使满意)。