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despondent

英式英标[dɪ\'spɑndənt]
美式音标[dɪ\'spɒnd(ə)nt]

adj. 沮丧的；失望的

中文词源

despondent 沮丧的

de-, 向下，离开。-spond, 承诺，词源同spouse, respond. 原义为承诺离开，放弃，引申词义沮丧的。比较abjure, forswear.

英文词源

despondent (adj.): 1690s, from Latin despondentem (nominative despondens), present participle of despondere (see despondence). Related: Despondently (1670s).

实用例句

1. She was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going.: 她对情况的发展越来越失望。

2. He was up for a time and then, without warning, despondent again.: 他一度兴高采烈, 但忽然又情绪低落下来.

3. Patients often feel despondent.: 病人经常会感到沮丧.

4. I feel despondent when my work is rejected.: 作品被拒后我感到很沮丧。

5. His despondent reverie was suddenly interrupted by someone calling his name.: 忽然有人惊醒了他的沉思.

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