Think of it as taking the courage out of someone. Inside discourage sits courage — the word is literally dis- (away) + courage. Picture a person who was leaning forward, ready to go, and something drains that forward energy out of them until they sit back down. Everything the word does is some version of that draining-away: the push to act gets smaller.
From the word’s history
From Old French descoragier, from des- ('away, opposite of') + corage ('courage'), from Latin cor ('heart'). The modern core is still visible in the parts: to take the heart out of someone.
來自古法語 descoragier，由 des-（去除、相反）加上 corage（勇氣）組成，而 corage 的源頭是拉丁文 cor「心」。所以這個字最早的意思接近「把某人的心（那股心氣）拿走」——現代用法裡還看得見這個組裝方式，字面就是「去掉勇氣」。
Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entry for 'discourage'
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discourageverb/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/
- 1
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.
- Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
- 2
To persuade somebody not to do (something).
- Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.
discouragenoun/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/
- 1
rareLack of courage
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