dismiss學測 L4KK [dɪˈsmɪs]/dɪˈsmɪs/
解僱;開除·(法院)駁回;不受理·不予理會;認為不重要
學測常考,一字包辦解僱/駁回/不理
With one wave of his hand, the boss dismissed him right away.

老闆一揮手,就馬上開除了他。

dismiss 由 dis-(分開)加 mit/miss(送)組成,字面是「送走」:開除、駁回、不理會都是它的變形。

一個畫面:一揮手送走

揮手送走抬手一揮,示意對方離開
開除離場員工被請出辦公室
案件退回法官把案子撤下退回
想法撇開不放在心上,隨手推開

義項

開除離場B2verb解僱;開除
The company dismissed the worker because he stole money.
公司開除了那名員工,因為他偷了錢。
dismiss an employeedismiss a worker
案件駁回B2verb(法院)駁回;不受理
The judge dismissed the case and closed the file.
法官駁回了這件案子,闔上了檔案。
dismiss a casedismiss a lawsuit
想法撇開B2verb不予理會;認為不重要
The manager did not listen and simply dismissed the idea.
經理沒有仔細聽,就直接把這個想法打發掉。
dismiss an ideadismiss a suggestion

片語

dismiss out of hand揮手打回 →想都不想就直接拒絕
class dismissed下課解散 →老師宣布下課了
dismiss a rumor甩開謠言 →認為謠言不重要

你會不會這樣說?

The company decided to ___ him after the incident. (dismiss / dismissal)

看答案

dismiss

dismiss 是動詞,dismissal 是名詞;此處需要動詞。

「The judge dismissed the case because there was no proof.」這裡的 dismiss 最接近哪個意思?(A) 開除 (B) 駁回 (C) 不予理會

看答案

(B)

此句描述法院撤案,對應「駁回訴訟」義項,不是開除或單純不理會。

字族

dismissal 解僱;開除・dismissive 不屑一顧的

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