dismiss
UK/dɪs'mɪs/US/dis'mis/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
v.
To refuse to consider or take seriously; to wave aside
不予理会，对……不屑一顾
v.
To remove someone from a job or position
解雇，免职
v.
To send away or allow to leave; to end a session
解散；让……离开
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- (away, apart) + miss (send) = "to send away." The literal act of sending people off (dismiss the class, dismiss an employee) extends to ideas: when you dismiss a suggestion, you mentally send it away as not worth keeping. Same gesture — pushing something out — applied to people or to thoughts.
Root miss still carries 88 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Don't dismiss her idea just because it sounds strange.
- 2.
He was dismissed for repeatedly arriving late.
- 3.
The teacher dismissed the class ten minutes early.