dismiss vs discharge

dismiss 可以當解散之意，比如：teacher dismisses the class 老師下課

也可以當免職，解雇之意，比如： someone is dismissed from one's job，和被 fire (俚語）是一樣意思，只是比較文雅也正式的說法．

give someone the boot 是開除的意思．例：They gave him the boot for being late.

【法律】駁回 the judge dismissed the charge (or case)

它的名詞為 dismissal

discharge 有很多意思，也可以用於辭退(僱員)，但比較是遣散的用法，比如：the company discharges all its workers，就是公司可能經營不善，請大家回家吃自己的了．

discharge 有 physical act 的 let go 意味，像是 discharged from the hospital 就是出院，discharge the cargo 即為卸貨．