consternation
consternation 英 [ˌkɒnstəˈneɪʃn] 美 [ˌkɑnstərˈneɪʃn]
n. 惊愕；惊惶失措；恐怖
名词复数:consternations
- Consternation is a noun that can stop you in your tracks because it means "a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay."
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- n. 惊愕；惊惶失措；恐怖
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1. As the ball hurtles through the air, the varying air flow around it can send it on unexpected paths, to the consternation of many soccer players.
当球在空中疾驰时，球表面变化多样的气流可以将它送往意料之外的路径，让许多足球运动员惊愕不已。
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2. To the government’s consternation, some Chinese have been wondering aloud whether the country’s repressive politics might be at least partly to blame.
使政府惊愕的是，一些中国人正大声质疑中国的镇压手段，认为这些手段也至少应当受到指责。
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3. Another reason for middle class "consternation" is that income tells only part of the story: the cost of maintaining a middle-class lifestyle depends heavily on where you live.
中产阶级“惊慌失措”的另外一个原因就是收入仅仅是事情的一个方面：维持中产阶级的生活很大程度还取决于你的居住地区。
- consternation (n.) "astonishment combined with terror," 1610s, from French consternation "dismay, confusion," from Latin consternationem (nominative consternatio) "confusion, dismay," noun of state from past-participle stem of consternare "overcome, confuse, dismay, perplex, terrify, alarm," which is probably related to consternere "throw down, prostrate," from assimilated form of com-, here probably an intensive prefix (see com-), + sternere "to spread out, lay down, stretch out," from nasalized form of PIE root *stere- "to spread."
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