defeated
UK/dɪˈfiːtɪd/US/dɪˈfiːtɪd/
释义
adj.
被击败的；失败的
v.
（defeat的过去式/过去分词）击败；战胜
词根拆解
defeat击败
ed过去分词后缀
=defeated
defeat击败 — 中古英语 *defeten*
ed过去分词后缀
词源
概述
“defeat”的拉丁语根源 disfacere 直译为“使某事无法完成”，后经法语演变为军事术语“击败”。过去分词形式 defeated 继承了“被破坏”的消极含义，现代英语中扩展为“失败的状态”或“被战胜的结果”。
详细分析
defeated = defeat<击败> + ed<过去分词后缀>
·defeat：源自中古英语 defeten，进一步源自盎格鲁-诺曼法语 defait（过去分词形式），最终源自拉丁语 disfacere（拆解→ dis<否定> + facere<做>），原义为“破坏、使无效”。
·ed：古英语过去分词后缀，表示动作已完成或状态被动。
词源溯源：
“defeat”的拉丁语根源 disfacere 直译为“使某事无法完成”，后经法语演变为军事术语“击败”。过去分词形式 defeated 继承了“被破坏”的消极含义，现代英语中扩展为“失败的状态”或“被战胜的结果”。
例句
“The defeated army retreated under cover of darkness.”
败军在夜色掩护下撤退。
“She felt defeated after failing the exam twice.”
两次考试失败后，她感到挫败。
“His proposal was defeated by a narrow margin.”
他的提案以微弱差距被否决。