defeated
UKdɪˈfiːtɪdUSdɪˈfiːtɪd
Meaning
1adj.
被击败的；失败的
2v.
（defeat的过去式/过去分词）击败；战胜
Structure
word structure
1
defeat
击败
2
ed
过去分词后缀
Usage
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。
Etymology
“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”。
Analysis
Structure
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”。