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disappoint

UK //ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt//US //ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt//

词源

源自中古法语 'desapointier'(使落空),由 'des-'(否定前缀)和 'apointier'(安排,准备)组成,字面意思是“打乱计划”。

verb

❶ 使某人感到失望,指未能满足期望或希望而导致的不愉快情绪。常用于描述人或事物未达到预期效果的情况。

“I don't want to disappoint my parents by failing the exam.”

(我不想因为考试不及格让父母失望。)

“The movie disappointed me because the plot was too predictable.”

(这部电影让我失望,因为情节太容易预测了。)

同义词:let down, fail, dismay, dishearten, frustrate

常见短语

disappointed in — 对某人或某事感到失望,通常因为其行为或结果未达预期。

“He was disappointed in his son for lying.”

(他对儿子撒谎感到失望。)

disappointed with — 对某事物感到不满意,多指具体的事物或结果未达到期望值。

“Customers were disappointed with the quality of the product.”

(顾客对产品质量感到失望。)