这些名词都有“绝望、沮丧”之意。
despair普通用词,指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心,陷入沮丧,绝望的境地。
desperation语气强烈,指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。
depression侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。
disappointment多指愿望或期望的落空。
词源词根法
dis-否定+ap-临近+point(=-punct-)刺,点+-ment名词词尾
同近义词
n.失望;沮丧;depression,sell
同根单词
disappoint adj.disappointed失望的,沮丧的;受挫折的disappointing令人失望的;令人扫兴的adv.disappointedly失望地disappointingly令人失望地v disappointing令人失望(disappoint的ing形式);辜负…的期望vt disappoint使失望
Andy's face paled with disappointment; perhaps with anger as well.
安迪的脸色由于失望而变得苍白,也许还掺杂着气愤。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Any achievements worth remembering arethe blood of diligence and etched the scars of disappointment.
任何值得回忆的果实,无不浸渍着痛苦和失落的血泪.
来源:网络文摘精选Then disappointment sets in as they see the magic is no longer there.
当他们发现魔力已失的时候,失望的情绪开始蔓延。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I went to his talk with great interest, but to my disappointment, nothing very new came forth.
我抱着极大的兴趣去听他的讲话, 但令我失望的是讲话中没有什么新东西.
来源:《简明英汉词典》The lack of enthusiasm for unification among most West Germans fills him with disappointment.
大多数西德人都没有渴望统一的热情,这令他无比失望。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The statement was greeted with bitter disappointment by many of the other delegates.
这份声明使其他许多代表大失所望。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The resolution had been received with great disappointment within the PLO.
巴解组织内部对决议表现出极大失望。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Through the South Korean team, we felt the ecstasy of winning and the disappointment of losing.
通过韩国队, 我们体验了胜利的狂喜和败北的失望.
来源:网络文摘精选We expressed in the clearest possible way our disappointment, hurt and anger.
我们清楚明白地表达了我们的失望、伤心和愤怒。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The modern opera was a bit of a disappointment; we expected it to be much better.
这部现代歌剧有点令人失望, 比我们想象中的差得多.
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