Disrepute
Disrepute 是一个名词。常用于 fall into disrepute 或 bring something into disrepute，表示由于不当行为而坏了名声。
- The scandal brought the entire profession into disrepute. (丑闻使整个行业名声扫地。)
- He has fallen into disrepute due to his involvement in the fraud case. (由于参与诈骗案，他已经名声狼藉。)
- The old theory has long since fallen into disrepute among scientists. (旧理论在科学家中早已名誉扫地。)
- 前缀：
dis-(不/相反) - 词根：
-repute-(名声/认为，如 reputation) - 含义：没有好名声。
联想 reputation (名誉)。Dis- (去掉) + repute -> 毁掉名誉。
The athlete’s drug use brought the sport into disrepute and led to several lost sponsorships. (该运动员服用药物的行为使这项运动名声受损，并导致失去了几项赞助。)