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depression

UK //dɪˈpreʃ.ən//US //dɪˈpreʃ.ən//

词源

源自拉丁语 'depressio',意为'压下',由 'de-'(向下)和 'premere'(压)组成。14世纪通过古法语进入英语。

noun

❶ 指一种持续的情绪低落状态,表现为悲伤、失去兴趣或希望,可能影响日常生活和工作能力。

“She has been suffering from depression for years.”

(她多年来一直饱受抑郁症的困扰。)

“The doctor diagnosed him with clinical depression.”

(医生诊断他患有临床抑郁症。)

❶ 指经济活动的长期低迷,表现为高失业率、低生产和投资,比经济衰退更严重且持续时间更长。

“The Great Depression of the 1930s affected the entire world.”

(20世纪30年代的大萧条影响了整个世界。)

“Economists fear the country may be heading for another depression.”

(经济学家担心该国可能正走向另一场经济萧条。)

❶ 指地表或物体表面的凹陷部分,通常低于周围区域。

“The meteor left a large depression in the ground.”

(陨石在地面上留下了一个大坑。)

“She pressed her finger into the soft clay, leaving a small depression.”

(她把手指按进软黏土里,留下一个小凹陷。)

同义词:melancholy, despondency, recession, slump, hollow

常见短语

clinical depression — 医学上诊断的抑郁症,需要专业治疗的情绪障碍。

“She was prescribed medication for her clinical depression.”

(医生为她的临床抑郁症开了药。)

postpartum depression — 产后抑郁症,指女性在分娩后经历的情绪障碍。

“Many new mothers experience postpartum depression.”

(许多新妈妈会经历产后抑郁症。)

economic depression — 经济萧条,指经济活动长期严重下滑的时期。

“The country hasn't seen an economic depression like this since the 1930s.”

(自20世纪30年代以来,该国从未经历过这样的经济萧条。)