
好词典

源自中古法语 'desappointer'(意为‘使失望’),由 'des-'(表示否定)和 'appointer'(意为‘安排’或‘任命’)组成。
❶ 指让人感到沮丧或不如预期的事情或情况,通常是因为期望未能实现或结果不如人意。
“Despite all his efforts, the project ended in disappointments.”
(尽管他付出了所有努力,项目最终还是以失望告终。)
“She tried to hide her disappointments when she didn't get the job.”
(当她没得到那份工作时,她试图掩饰自己的失望。)
full of disappointments — 形容某件事或某个时期充满了不如意或令人沮丧的结果。
“The year was full of disappointments, but we learned a lot from them.”
(这一年充满了失望,但我们从中学到了很多。)