distressing

/dɪˈstrɛsɪŋ/· adjective

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distressing
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Chinese meaning

令lìng人rén痛tòng苦kǔ的de,令lìng人rén不bù安ān的de

使shǐ人rén痛tòng苦kǔ不bù安ān的de

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导dǎo演yǎn揭jiē示shì马mǎ斯sī克kè成chéng功gōng背bèi后hòu令lìng人rén不bù安ān的de真zhēn相xiàng

Example

In the Oscar-winning filmmaker's latest documentary, director Alex Gibney investigates the rise of Elon Musk and says what's behind Musk's success are distressing truths.

在zài这zhè位wèi奥ào斯sī卡kǎ获huò奖jiǎng导dǎo演yǎn的de最zuì新xīn纪jì录lù片piàn中zhōng,导dǎo演yǎn亚yà历lì克kè斯sī·吉jí布bù尼ní调diào查chá了le埃āi隆lóng·马mǎ斯sī克kè的de崛jué起qǐ,并bìng表biǎo示shì马mǎ斯sī克kè成chéng功gōng背bèi后hòu是shì令lìng人rén不bù安ān的de真zhēn相xiàng。

Source: NPR · 11 Sep 2026

Background ✎

奥ào斯sī卡kǎ获huò奖jiǎng导dǎo演yǎn亚yà历lì克kè斯sī·吉jí布bù尼ní推tuī出chū关guān于yú埃āi隆lóng·马mǎ斯sī克kè的de最zuì新xīn纪jì录lù片piàn。导dǎo演yǎn表biǎo示shì,马mǎ斯sī克kè成chéng功gōng的de背bèi后hòu是shì令lìng人rén不bù安ān的de真zhēn相xiàng。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 destresse,出自拉丁 distringere(拉紧,束缚)

  • distress(痛苦,源拉丁 dis-『分开』+ stringere『拉紧』)+ -ing(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • distressing truth / distressing news / find something distressing

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