despondent
英 [d?'sp?nd(?)nt]
美[d?'spɑnd?nt]
- adj. 沮喪的；失望的
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?despondently;名詞:?despondency;
中文詞源
despondent 沮喪的
de-, 向下，離開。-spond, 承諾，詞源同spouse, respond. 原義為承諾離開，放棄，引申詞義沮喪的。比較abjure, forswear.
英文詞源
- despondent (adj.)
- 1690s, from Latin despondentem (nominative despondens), present participle of despondere (see despondence). Related: Despondently (1670s).
雙語例句
- 1. She was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going.
- 她對(duì)情況的發(fā)展越來越失望。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. He was up for a time and then, without warning, despondent again.
- 他一度興高采烈, 但忽然又情緒低落下來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Patients often feel despondent.
- 病人經(jīng)常會(huì)感到沮喪.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I feel despondent when my work is rejected.
- 作品被拒后我感到很沮喪。
來自辭典例句
- 5. His despondent reverie was suddenly interrupted by someone calling his name.
- 忽然有人驚醒了他的沉思.
來自子夜部分