单词 | demoralisation |
例句 | Inappropriate demands will lead to failure and demoralisation. 'Illiterate' letter wins campaigning professors an award for bad grammar 2013-05-03T10:18:21Z Nor was the party suffering from "intellectual demoralisation". Speak for Britain!: A New History of the Labour Party by Martin Pugh | Book review 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z "The additional demoralisation of Russian soldiers and additional doubts among the Russian generals, who have been demonstrably humiliated, will worsen the quality of the defence somewhat." Analysis: Mutiny lays bare prospect for Putin of 'forever war' in Ukraine 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z But, as one senior former minister laments, there's been little sign of a grand vision, with "demoralisation left, right and centre" instead. Laura Kuenssberg: Putin set UK on search for new friends 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z "There's certainly a form of demoralisation in the party, except within her closest circle." France election: Marine Le Pen concedes election but still counts a win 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z However, she added that "petty personality politics wastes time and provokes demoralisation and I want to spend my time supporting the people of our great city". Liverpool Labour resignation: Ex-lord mayor 'treated with utter contempt' 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z It’s worth asking whether collective indifference to such slaughter is a byproduct of the ongoing demoralisation, degradation and disengagement of the western democracies. Afghanistan agony is a product of political self-delusion – and public indifference | Simon Tisdall 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z “The song is about demoralisation. The song is about rage and fury and passion, and I had a lot of pain that I wanted to release.” Lady Gaga reveals she has PTSD: 'I suffer from a mental illness' 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Stevenson says: The impact that it has over time on the asylum seeker is … a kind of demoralisation syndrome. The worst I've seen – trauma expert lifts lid on 'atrocity' of Australia's detention regime 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z The RCN is concerned that the effect of these remarks is causing further demoralisation of the workforce, at a time when nursing morale is already at an all time low. Prime minister 'degrading' NHS 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z It was a day of relief rather than exhilaration for England, of exasperation for Australia rather than demoralisation. 20 great Ashes moments No2: the miracle of Cardiff, 2009 2013-05-02T09:00:02Z Back in the real world, this simple, direct approach might not fit a large organisation where you need to protect the rest of the team from the demoralisation of a metastasized employee. How Microsoft's human resources culture drove away talent 2012-08-13T11:11:21Z It was a classic example of a simple detail that decided a track medal, but for once it eluded the British, proving that for all the opposition's demoralisation here, they are not infallible. British cyclists gear up for Super Tuesday at the velodrome 2012-08-06T21:00:03Z And it’s that demoralisation that is the paramount feature of offshore detention. The worst I've seen – trauma expert lifts lid on 'atrocity' of Australia's detention regime 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Could she do this and escape final demoralisation? Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z But what completed their demoralisation was that at this psychological moment the third division under Sir Toady Lion came into action. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z No Frenchman will question that there is a certain amount of demoralisation which should not be tolerated, however great the enjoyment that accompanies it. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z You cannot put the leadership in commission as the unfortunate Liberals were taunted with doing, in their demoralisation after their disasters of the General Election and Mr. Gladstone’s sudden retirement. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z That demoralisation – and the struggle the guards face reconciling their task with their empathy – is starkly apparent in the incident reports. The worst I've seen – trauma expert lifts lid on 'atrocity' of Australia's detention regime 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Pleasure directly pursued is the utter demoralisation of life. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z Political power, which is developed similarly, but earlier than philosophy, from religion, exhibits the onesidedness, which in the actual world may infect its implicitly true Idea, as demoralisation. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z General demoralisation prevailed, and the existence of a class holding such an equivocal position as that of the unfree tradesmen did not help to mend matters. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z Allusion is made to particular Roman laws, such as the lex alearia56, probably passed about this time to resist the progress of Greek demoralisation. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Then finding herself quite naturally on her favourite topic, she poured into the ears of the devoted Hobbs an eloquent harangue upon the wrong use of money and the demoralisation of the rich. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z "The demoralisation of the bear comes from the West," said X, who was studying the primitive habits of the natives, "we must pay for it." By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z In short, a little demoralisation is the best security I can see for the supreme perfecting of his career. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Such abuses exhibit the Gilds in a state of wholesale demoralisation. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z Owing to the demoralisation of the mestizo and native lawyers by these vile examples, it will be very difficult to break the traditions of venality and to find men worthy to occupy the bench. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z By the time young women have reached such phases of demoralisation that their conduct in public demands the intervention of police-women, it is too late to reform them, moreover. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z A little demoralisation must pay for every readjustment of conviction due to progress. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z From an easy-going imitation of such art may arise a great danger to music, for by the side of the superabundance of rhythmic emotion demoralisation and decadence lurk in ambush. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z The records of the other companies are, similarly, full of like evidences of demoralisation. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z Influenced by a sordid love of gain, bred and brought up in the lap of ignorance and laziness, and pampered by effeminate habits, he leads a profligate life typical of utter demoralisation. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z But lo! while still but half-way up the hill, to their astonishment and general demoralisation, they were attacked by a terrible rifle fire from the flank. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z But a similar demoralisation of brain tissue, may be produced by poisons positively generated in the system; at least this is our opinion. Turkish and Other Baths A Guide to Good Health and Longevity 2011-09-08T02:00:23.090Z The demoralisation of the influential class had thus set in since the latter part of the Kamakura age. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z Our foolish Seraph, and we lay at your door the blame for his demoralisation. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z The recollection of the bottle and the overturned glass she had seen in his office recurred to her again and again, with all their bitter suggestions of surrender, relapse and demoralisation. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Both involve a reorganisation of industry which results in increased productivity on the one hand, but in the demoralisation of certain classes of the workers on the other hand. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z It only needed for them to break loose to render the general demoralisation complete. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z The culmination of this deplorable condition of national demoralisation falls to the epoch of the next civil war, that is to say, of the Ohnin era. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z Consisting solely in fasts, crossings, and outward ceremonies, it leaves the mind totally uninfluenced, and in no respect acts as a bar to the demoralisation which is gradually pervading the immense class of the serfs. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Is it because I was the instrument of his demoralisation that the tables have now been turned?—because he who takes the sword shall perish by the sword? The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z In Oswald's struggle, the place and plan of attack had more to do with the complete demoralisation of the Normans, than the desperate valour with which it was carried out. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z At the time I was in Madrid the artillery was in a state of demoralisation. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z The demoralisation of a section of the upper class under the bad emperors must have certainly involved the degradation of many women. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He was conscious of his own demoralisation, but the misery of the consciousness had no vivifying effect; it rather drove him back to his drugs. What a Man Wills The buck—terror and demoralisation in its soft, lustrous eyes—is heading straight for the spectator’s hiding place. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War At our elections there is deep-seated demoralisation, but still that demoralisation has its bounds which it cannot pass, and the high-minded and the honourable form the majority in the House of Commons. Here and There in London A violent animus against antiphysical passions makes him exaggerate these dangers, for it is clear that normal vice is no less free from sordid demoralisation and crimes of violence than its abnormal twin-brother. A Problem in Modern Ethics being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion, addressed especially to Medical Psychologists and Jurists No man was ever instrumental, either actively or through neglect, to another's demoralisation, that he was not made to feel the recoil of his conduct on himself. St. Patrick's Eve Without this, the failure, idleness, and demoralisation which too often follow prove how imperfect is their previous instruction in this direction. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind To complete his demoralisation, a shrill whistle presently rang out of the dark behind them. The Deaves Affair The Ithuriel coming thus suddenly into view, her eight guns pointing in all directions, and her searchlight flashing hither and thither as though seeking new victims, completed the demoralisation of the Russians. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Neither of the invasions can be explained simply by the demoralisation of the clergy, or by the spiritual destitution of the people. The History of Freedom It alone can give that unity which preserves a company from utter demoralisation if one of your horrible new-fangled shrapnel bursts among them. Jena or Sedan? William Ponsonby told me that the demoralisation in that part of the country is very great—the distress not severe, no political disaffection, but a recklessness, a moral obtuseness, exceedingly disgusting. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III The soldiers have since been compelled to do their drinking outside, and, as a result, this drinking has been done without control or supervision, and has produced much more serious demoralisation. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Court favour supplies in most cases a simpler explanation of the general demoralisation. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) The great evil," says a Schleswig divine, "is not the oppression which falls on the German tongue, but the irreligion and consequent demoralisation which Denmark has imported into Schleswig. The History of Freedom It was amid the general terror and demoralisation caused by this visitation that the sect of the Flagellants arose. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development The one comes seductively, with an air of piety, and authoritatively, with an air of divinity; while the other shows that selfishness and excess lead to demoralisation and death. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) It was, on subsequent investigation, always impossible to tell where the demoralisation had begun, amid the cloud of charges, counter-charges, and denials. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations She is six now—only six—but her demoralisation is almost complete. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India Tropmann who murdered a whole family of eight, confessed that his demoralisation was due to the reading of sensational novels. A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science The labourer must not only regard alcohol as one of the causes of poverty, demoralisation, and degeneration, but as a canker which destroys his strength and powers of resistance. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals For demoralisation, in the etymological sense being debauched, is the correlative of over-great or over-long effort; both spoil, but the one spoils while diminishing the mischief made by the other. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life They were defenceless, but they relied on the people of Paris and on the demoralisation of the army. Lectures on the French Revolution Troops still poured in from the south, adding to the demoralisation. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia With an increase of wealth and leisure there is the danger of demoralisation. A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science Philip looks at the stranger's dissipated eyes, and despite the apparent innocence which the hallowing presence of a guileless ice-cream will temporarily shed over Lothario himself, sees the general demoralisation that has set in. When the Birds Begin to Sing Disaster had brought on slackness, the past year of constant failures had engendered a sense of discouragement and demoralisation, a desire to argue, to foresee difficulties, to foretell further disasters. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days The palpable and admitted evil was the growth of pauperism and demoralisation of the labourer. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill She could not shut her eyes to this rapid demoralisation, and she knew well that it was the consequence of her presence. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 The misrule of the Pashas, the burden of over-taxation coupled with the legal suppression of the slave trade, and the demoralisation of the Egyptian forces enabled Mohammed Achmed to rebel successfully. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan But several isolated instances, and several general cases have shown the demoralisation of their ranks. The War in South Africa Its Cause and Conduct At the far end of the passageway the servants were grouped—Clara, comely of face and of person, neat notwithstanding the demoralisation of feminine attire incident to prolonged travel. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance I think this simple act completed our utter demoralisation! The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly This Dubois, the son of an apothecary of Brives-la-Gaillarde, founded his hopes of fortune on the entire demoralisation of the prince committed to his care. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 This example I consider as the first cause of the demoralisation of the Americans. Diary in America, Series Two Max pronounces this last, “an alarming indication of the state of utter demoralisation towards which we are hastening, and, in fact, the commencement of a relapse into barbarism.” The Island Home Despite faithful and devoted effort to check it, the demoralisation goes on apace and the outlook is dark. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Lady Enville shed some real tears over the demoralisation of her daughter’s taste. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada Shandon was in a state of complete demoralisation, for fright had taken possession of the dauntless man and his crew. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras The demoralisation of the Austrian forces, even when advancing, is so strikingly presented that one cannot doubt their dependence on German domination and German batteries to hold them together at all. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 150, February 2, 1916 No country could have been kept for forty years in such a ferment as Ireland has known without profound demoralisation. Irish Books and Irish People It must at once be stated, however, that this situation has not led to anything like the demoralisation amongst the natives at Eagle that thrusts itself into notice at the other place. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska In this was demoralisation, but also great profit. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Serious though the situation was, I could not help laughing at the demoralisation of my men. In the Forbidden Land Here drifted no echo of its abandoned gaiety, its glory of demoralisation. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance The process of demoralisation had continued until, as we have seen, the boundary line was at last overstepped, and he had become a thief and an outlaw. Twice Bought If the mission to be built at the Crossing tends to keep these Indians on the Tanana River and thus away from the demoralisation of the diggings, it will do them solid service. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska The gallant first-lieutenant, formerly so smart and so active, had not escaped the general demoralisation. Rattlin the Reefer The inevitable effect of it was to complete the demoralisation of the French armies, and to throw France prostrate before her conquerors. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 I heard every one talking of the total demoralisation of the Rebels as a certain fact, and all seemed to anticipate their approaching destruction. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Should the desire for self-aggrandisement survive that day, the door would be thrown open to selfishness of a malignant type and to general demoralisation. What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular They were unfed, and the demoralisation of the retreat was beginning to do its work. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry But nothing was done till the evil had become intolerable, and had brought the country to a state of anarchy and demoralisation that can scarcely be exaggerated. Historical and Political Essays Not only did the loss of regimental colours bring disgrace for the time on those whose duty it was to defend them, but it portended future defeats and demoralisation. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales His leader had declared for a waiting policy, and an interval in which the demoralisation of defeat should pass away; the party must feel its feet again, the great man said. Quisanté When will French Governments understand that it is far more productive of demoralisation to allow no official news to be published than to publish the worst? Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris If they have suffered any losses, they have closed up their ranks with wonderful precision and show none of the signs of demoralisation. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium Enfeebled by the extirpation of the last great German house which really reigned in Italy, the Empire was now no better than a cause of corruption and demoralisation to Italian society. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series But whilst Luther attributed the prevailing demoralisation to false dogmas and a faulty constitution, Erasmus sought the cause in ignorance and misgovernment. Lectures on Modern history We do this not only for the sake of gain to our Treasury, but to prevent the demoralisation of our subjects. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator A Garde National gives the following explanation of the demoralisation of the army. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris He felt the impending bodily demoralisation, the threatened mental disintegration; he suspected its symptoms in a new nervous irritability, in lapses of self-command, in unaccountable excesses utterly foreign to his habitual self-control. The Danger Mark The first sign of the demoralisation of the provincial who comes to New York is his pride at his insensibility to certain impressions which used to influence him at home. The Sport of the Gods If we consider the example of the Irish in connection with the ceaseless toil of the cotton operative class, we shall wonder less at their terrible demoralisation. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 But it has meant far less distress, far less destruction of human vitality, and I will add far less demoralisation of human character than many of the bad years we had before the war. Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 What proves the utter demoralisation of the English at this time is that the Regent Bedford was not only afraid of remaining in Paris, but had also taken refuge in the fortress of Vincennes. Joan of Arc She is horribly frightened; her nervous demoralisation is complete. The Danger Mark This, to Pope, Emperor, and Mr. Finlay the historian, was proof enough of appalling demoralisation. Art On the contrary, all who are more intimately acquainted with the condition of the inhabitants will testify to the high degree which disease, wretchedness, and demoralisation p. 36have here reached. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 Smuggling went on to an extraordinary extent and the consequent demoralisation was very apparent. The Romance of the Coast When is the demoralisation at some of our great London hotels to give place to reasonable service and cleanliness? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-01 To these certain disadvantages is probably to be added a demoralisation among the French crews, from the much heavier losses resultant upon the British practice of firing at the hull. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence But the generation that was then intoxicated by Wagner does not seem to have shown signs of demoralisation since. Musicians of To-Day And when all these conditions have engendered vast demoralisation among the workers, a new influence is added to the old, to spread this degradation more widely and carry it to the extremest point. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 The result was that the work of demoralisation made rapid progress, perjury became a joke, assassination was merely 'removal,' and men who had been brutally murdered were said to have met with an accident. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent You must see, then, that the socialist democrats cannot in conscience allow men any liberty, because, by their own nature, they tend in every instance to all kinds of degradation and demoralisation. Essays on Political Economy He had been demoralised, utterly, these last few weeks: and to-day, by way of crowning demoralisation, he felt by no means certain what the end would be—for himself; still less, for India. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India But the next morning newspaper proved how utter had been the discomfiture and demoralisation of my journalistic friend. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him To escape despair, there are but two ways open to him; either inward and outward revolt against the bourgeoisie or drunkenness and general demoralisation. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 Was it not enough to account for this nervous demoralisation? The Firing Line We know very well what that demoralisation means, for I beg you to mark attentively the use to which the Irish members would inevitably put their votes—inevitably and naturally. A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893 But the disease of their minds was an even greater danger; if their demoralisation were not checked, it would inevitably prove contagious. Out To Win The Story of America in France Their precipitate retreat coming after their late defeats must increase their demoralisation, and it will hardly be practicable for them to make a fresh stand east of the Free State Railway. Lessons of the War Being Comments from Week to Week to the Relief of Ladysmith Another source of demoralisation among the workers is their being condemned to work. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 The loosening of social fibre, caused by the insenate speculation at the time of Law, no doubt furthered the spread of demoralisation. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) By far the strongest portion of the Gladstonian argument is the stress that can be laid on the demoralisation of Parliament, produced partly, though not wholly, by the Irish vote. A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893 Every government must be true to its principles, and a democracy which played the benevolent despot would suffer demoralisation. England's Case Against Home Rule This kind of pseudo-science, teaching people to write a jargon which conveys no meaning to their minds, is one of the things which is called education, but is really mental demoralisation. Rebuilding Britain A Survey of Problems of Reconstruction After the World War It is the experienced impossibility of concealing the attractions of vice from the younger part of the poor in great cities which exposes them to so many causes of demoralisation. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 She's taken advantage of the general demoralisation to eat up everything in the house. The Younger Set This mishap, the lack of provisions, and the fatigue and demoralisation of his troops, caused MacMahon on the 31st to fall back on Sedan, a little town in the valley of the Meuse. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) One of the most astounding facts established by the enquiry was the wide-spread demoralisation which had developed itself in certain districts. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times But what a picture it presents of social demoralisation! Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) Or, if this indignation against the bourgeoisie does not become the supreme passion of the working-man, the inevitable consequence is drunkenness and all that is generally called demoralisation. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 It had bought its comfort with the demoralisation of its servants. Mr. Britling Sees It Through But when symptoms of demoralisation set in, or when contentions distracted their energies, the people cut off the supplies. Ireland Since Parnell This, however, was not accomplished till after a struggle of centuries, during which, except in brief intervals, when a strong prince was able to protect his people, the national demoralisation grew worse and worse. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times And the same dreary results followed—a court corrupted with all manner of impurity, sons and daughters initiated into all the mysteries of wickedness, demoralisation spreading all around. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters There demoralisation had begun, and as Elizabeth listened, the shadow of the Old World seemed to be creeping across the radiant Canadian landscape. Lady Merton, Colonist Listen to me: you and I—everybody except those with whom something is physically wrong—are born with a full and healthy capacity for demoralisation and mischief. The Common Law This caused a frightful demoralisation to set in; the corsairs rallied and soon swept all before them. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean Great numbers of persons of the worst-regulated habits are constantly engaged in this exciting and precarious trade; and serious demoralisation is engendered amongst the villagers by the idle and dissolute adventurers who resort to Saffragam. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 Thus they departed together from the stricken house, Ruth saying brightly to Nellie, who had reappeared in a painful state of demoralisation, that she should return on the morrow. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns Literature and science, allied to and patronised by government, suffered demoralisation, and the age of Louis XIV. was one of intellectual decay. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History This story will serve as one among many which exemplify the prevalent demoralisation. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Further, it would add to the demoralisation of the sea forces of the Sultan, which were sadly in need of some striking success after the defeats which had so recently been their portion. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean "Was there not bad demoralisation," I said, "ten thousand or more skulkers huddled under the bluff on the Tennessee?" The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Bonaparte, relying on the demoralisation of the island, intended the capture to be a swift piece of work, and Poussièlgue had helped him by winning over some natives and French Knights to his side. Knights of Malta, 1523-1798 There was incipient demoralisation already in the offices of Craig & Son. Ailsa Paige The demoralisation was very inadequately checked by the austerity of the censorship as exercised by Cato. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The record shows that European armies, when outgeneralled or outmanoeuvred, had the habit of retiring from the field, sometimes in good order, more frequently in a state of demoralisation. Abraham Lincoln These lines by Nicholas Rowe form a graphic but unsavoury picture of the demoralisation to be found in an early eighteenth century audience. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield "The Vienna Die Zeit considers the political crisis in Germany as one of the chief consequences of the political utterances of English, American and French statesmen, demanding the demoralisation of Germany." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 25, 1917 In the reaction after that excitement I found myself in face of a great difficulty—what to do with my men, to keep them from demoralisation. A Beleaguered City Being a Narrative of Certain Recent Events in the City of Semur, in the Department of the Haute Bourgogne. A Story of the Seen and the Unseen "Humour her," whispered Alfred, much elated by the evidence of his own self-control as compared to Jimmy's utter demoralisation under the apparently same circumstances. Baby Mine The demoralisation or uprightness of a creditor, for instance, has no influence for or against the validity of his credit. Criminal Sociology The result of such proceedings we see in the American cities; in the degradation of their slums, and in the hopeless demoralisation of thousands who, in their own country, were living decent, industrious lives. In Darkest England and the Way Out They do not seem to have aimed at extermination so much as at complete demoralisation and the destruction of any opposition. The War of the Worlds Balzac also intended to depict the demoralisation of the people by their abandonment of the Catholic religion; and the novel, in emulation of Victor Hugo and of Dumas, was to fill many volumes. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings Then a final charge might clinch matters—that was the plan, but it worked out differently, for, after their first demoralisation, the enemy learned to avoid the descending danger by running from it. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory This demoralisation worked in her to rebellion against just all that which, in her happier moods, rendered Iglesias delightful to her. The Far Horizon I do not wish to have any hand in establishing a new centre of demoralisation. In Darkest England and the Way Out When Pollock reached Peshawur on February 6th, 1842, he found half of Wild's brigade sick in hospital, and the whole of it in a state of utter demoralisation. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 The Enquiry opens with a powerful denunciation of the licence then allowed to the three great causes, in Fielding's opinion, of the increasing demoralisation of the 'most useful Part' of the people. Henry Fielding: a Memoir This process of demoralisation was well advanced when they moved from the apartment. The Great God Success But Agamemnon, far from doing that, summons the host to a peaceful assembly, with the well-known results of demoralisation. Homer and His Age The turf at that time had not developed into that vast institution of national demoralisation which it now exhibits. Endymion He looked upon it, as so many did, as being an agent for the demoralisation of the young, and he refused to allow any notice of it to appear in the columns of his paper. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 The people of Russia were true to their friends, demoralisation and decomposition began at the head, rapidly filtering down to the lowest strata of society. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia Like many other Communist generals he took the most stringent measures for concealing the truth from his soldiers, and thus staved off total demoralisation until the Versailles troops were in the heart of Paris. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) The state of demoralisation in which the country is is dreadful. A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II Nevertheless it affords the occasion for a fresh exhibition of the recklessness of the Montreal mob, and the demoralisation of other classes in the community. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin But next day strong counter-attacks by British and Italian troops restored the line, our lost guns were retaken and the retreating Austrians suffered great slaughter and demoralisation. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement Colonel Johnson and myself agreed that it was necessary to concentrate our forces, and in approaching the Russian authorities on this subject, we added further to the demoralisation of those who were in the conspiracy. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia In the giant struggle against Napoleon, England's own safety was secured by the demoralisation of the French fleet. Towards the Goal He makes no lepers in politics, except of those who favour corruption and demoralisation; but will work honestly for a good cause with any honest man, no matter what his abstract opinions. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography The past history of our race is very largely a history of social collapses due to demoralisation by indulgences following security and abundance. A Modern Utopia The sound of the bugle, intimating, as they supposed, the arrival of troops, completed the work of demoralisation which the recognition of General Vincente had begun. In Kedar's Tents It was remarkable to observe the aesthetic demoralisation into which I now fell through having daily to deal with such a work. My Life — Volume 1 Practice had told them how far they might go with some hope of doing good;—and at what stage of demoralisation no good from their hands was any longer within the scope of fair expectation. He Knew He Was Right Indirectly the blacks have been saved from demoralisation which threatened to become precipitate—that is to say, in those localities where the smuggling of opium has been suppressed. Confessions of a Beachcomber Everything has had to be made on purpose, and certain little tiles five times over; for when they did come out the right shape, they were of a colour that Allen pronounced utter demoralisation. Magnum Bonum With the recklessness of the reformer he protested against the demoralisation of the age, and loudly affirmed the doctrine that God alone could forgive sins. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan A scene of wrangling followed, without violence, but of the kind which is at once a cause and an effect of demoralisation. Demos The result, the complete disorganisation of Mr. Rae's business, and total demoralisation of Mr. Rae's office staff, who one and all swore allegiance to the young chief. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail Its successful completion without any loss or any demoralisation of the troops is perhaps as fine a military exploit as any of our early victories. The Great Boer War Complete demoralisation had gripped not only the troops in the field, but the garrisons of the fortresses. The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot I do not advocate it, but I am certain that the demoralising effect of a few' days' imprisonment is far in excess of the demoralisation that follows a reasonable application of the birch. London's Underworld Nowhere is there more disease, drunkenness, demoralisation and misery than in the manufacturing districts. Russia Indeed, many of the political changes were not the causes but the effects of the demoralisation of the noblesse. The Ancien Regime It is a sad subject to discuss, but it is the one instance in a campaign containing many reverses which amounts to demoralisation among the troops engaged. The Great Boer War The despatch further described how violent bombardments, the confusion and demoralisation from the first great gas surprise, and subsequent almost daily gas attacks, prevented the proper reorganisation of the line in question. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war And just when the demoralisation was greatest, and the Teutonic tribes at the frontiers were most numerous and powerful, an accident shook the system. The Story of Evolution The most common explanation among those who have never seriously studied the subject is that it all comes from the demoralisation of the common people. Russia We appear, however, to have imperfectly appreciated how great was the demoralisation of the Boers. The Great Boer War |
随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。