
disappointment
词源
源自中古英语 'disappointen'(使失望),由古法语 'desapointer'(剥夺,使落空)演变而来,最终源于拉丁语 'dis-'(不) + 'appoint'(安排)。
noun
❶ 指因期望未实现或事情不如预期而感到的沮丧或失落感,常用于描述个人情感或事件结果带来的负面情绪。
“Her failure to win the competition was a great disappointment to her family.”
(她未能赢得比赛,这让她家人感到非常失望。)
“The movie's ending left the audience with a sense of disappointment.”
(电影的结局让观众感到失望。)
❶ 指令人失望的人或事物,常用于具体描述某个让人不满意的对象或结果。
“The new restaurant turned out to be a disappointment.”
(这家新餐厅结果令人失望。)
“His behavior was a disappointment to his parents.”
(他的行为让父母感到失望。)
常见短语
to someone's disappointment — 表示某人感到失望,常用于描述某件事的结果让人不满意。
“To everyone's disappointment, the event was canceled at the last minute.”
(让所有人失望的是,活动在最后一刻被取消了。)
a bitter disappointment — 形容极度失望,常用于强调失望的程度很深。
“Losing the championship was a bitter disappointment for the team.”
(失去冠军对球队来说是一个痛苦的失望。)