该短语表示“对某人不满/不满意”,强调因未满足期望或对方表现不佳而产生的“不满足、不如意”情绪。
discontented:形容词,意为“不满的;不满足的”(= not satisfied with a situation or person);
with sb.:介词短语,引出“不满的对象”(即“对谁不满”)。
(主语是“感到不满的人”,“with sb.”是“不满的对象”)
主语为“我/你/他/她”:
I'm discontented with my roommate because he always leaves dirty dishes in the sink.
(我对室友不满,因为他总把脏盘子留在水槽里。)
She was discontented with her boyfriend for forgetting her birthday.
(她对男友不满,因为他忘了她的生日。)
主语为“群体/复数”:
Many students are discontented with the new teacher's strict rules.
(很多学生对新老师的严格规定不满。)
The workers were discontented with their manager’s unfair treatment.
(工人们对经理的不公平待遇感到不满。)
be dissatisfied with sb.(更常用,侧重“因失望而不满”);
be unhappy with sb.(更口语,侧重“不开心”);
have complaints about sb.(强调“有抱怨”)。
be content with sb.(对某人满意)
“be discontented with sb.”是描述“人对人的不满情绪”的常用短语,核心是“主语因某人的行为/表现未达预期而不满”,需结合“be动词 + 形容词 + 介词”的结构使用。