disarm
释义
To take weapons away from a person, group, or country; to give up or reduce armed forces.
解除（某人/某团体/某国）的武装；裁军，放下武器。
To make a weapon or bomb safe so it cannot go off.
拆除（炸弹）的引信，使武器失效。
To take away someone's hostility, suspicion, or anger, often by being charming or unexpectedly friendly.
消除（敌意、戒心、怒气），常指以魅力或意外的友善让人卸下防备。
词根拆分
词根派生dis-（逆转、移除）+ arm（武器）= 把武器拿走。字面义是军事或技术上的（让一国裁军、拆除炸弹）。比喻义保留同一画面：a disarming smile（令人卸下心防的微笑）夺走你的防备，就像卸下士兵的剑一样。
使用指南
比喻义最常出现在 -ing 形容词中：a disarming smile（卸下心防的微笑）、disarmingly honest（坦诚得让人无从防备）。政治语境中，disarm 和 disarmament 指削减军备（核裁军）。
例句
- 1.
The peace treaty required both sides to disarm completely.
和平条约要求双方彻底裁军。
- 2.
Experts worked for hours to disarm the explosive device.
专家们花了几个小时拆除那枚爆炸装置。
- 3.
Her honesty disarmed even her harshest critics.
她的坦诚连最严厉的批评者都化解了敌意。
- 4.
He had a disarming way of admitting his own mistakes.
他有一种令人卸下防备的方式来承认自己的错误。