disfigure
disfigure — 動詞
- disfigurepresent simple I / you / we / they
- disfigureshe / she / it
- disfiguredpast simple
- disfiguring-ing form
1. to cause lasting damage to how someone or something appears, especially the face
毀容；損毀
破壞人或物的外表，尤指臉部
to cause lasting damage to how someone or something appears, especially the face, so that it no longer looks beautiful, normal, or well-formed
Acid from the factory leak permanently disfigured Soraya's hands and arms.
那間工廠的化學物質外洩，永久損毀了 Soraya 的雙手和手臂。
active: disfigure + body part as object
The temple roof was disfigured by the typhoon that tore off most of its tiles.
那座寺廟的屋頂被颱風吹掉了大半瓦片，外觀遭到嚴重破壞。
passive: be disfigured by [cause]
The new expressway disfigured the farmland that Mira's family had farmed for three generations.
那條新高速公路嚴重破壞了 Mira 家族三代人耕種的那片農田的外貌。
active: [cause] + disfigure + [landscape/place]
Doctors told Liang that the scar on his cheek would not permanently disfigure him.
醫生告訴 Liang，他臉頰上的疤痕不會永久毀容。
that-clause with disfigure
- disfigure someone's face
- disfigure someone's hands
- permanently disfigured
- badly disfigured
- disfigured by fire
- disfigured by an accident
- disfigured by disease
- deface
Deliberate and usually about property or objects; 'disfigure' can apply to people and is often accidental
- scar
More specific — caused by a wound healing; 'disfigure' covers any kind of damage to appearance
- mar
Less severe and more general; 'disfigure' implies serious or permanent damage
- deform
Focuses on changing the shape, especially of body parts; 'disfigure' stresses damage to appearance rather than structure
文法句型
disfigure + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (be disfigured by [cause]) or with a body part as the direct object. The damage implied is usually permanent or long-lasting, which distinguishes this verb from lighter alternatives like 'damage' or 'spoil'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- disfigured形容詞B2
- disfigurement名詞C1
- disfiguring形容詞C1
- disfiguration名詞C1