disarming
/dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪsˈɑːrmɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /dis-ˈär-miŋ diz-, ˈdis-ˌär-/ (ame, mw)
disarming — 形容詞
- disarmingpositive
- more disarmingcomparative
- most disarmingsuperlative
1. causing people to lower their guard and feel warmly toward you because you seem
討喜的
讓人卸下心防並產生好感
causing people to lower their guard and feel warmly toward you because you seem open, sincere, or pleasantly charming.
Élise's disarming laugh made the interviewers relax at once.
Élise 那陣討喜的笑聲,讓面試的人立刻放鬆下來。
disarming + laugh lowers tension quickly
When Roya admitted the mistake, her disarming honesty softened the customer.
Roya 一承認錯誤,那份討喜的坦率就軟化了顧客的態度。
disarming honesty = unexpected openness
Even the strict reporter smiled at the actor's disarming charm.
就連一向嚴厲的記者,也因那位演員討喜的魅力而露出笑容。
At first the room stayed tense, but Ada's disarming apology changed the mood.
一開始房裡氣氛很緊繃,但 Ada 那番讓人卸下心防的道歉改變了氣氛。
Gabriela's disarming manner helped the nervous parents trust the new doctor.
Gabriela 那種讓人卸下心防的舉止,幫助緊張的家長信任那位新醫師。
- off-putting
describes a quality that makes people feel less comfortable or less positive
- threatening
emphasizes causing fear or alarm instead of easing it
文法句型
disarming + smile / laugh / honesty / manner
用法筆記
Usually placed before nouns such as smile, honesty, laugh, or manner. It often suggests that the effect is unexpected, so another person's suspicion, anger, or stiffness drops quickly.