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distraught

UK //dɪˈstrɔːt//US //dɪˈstrɔːt//

词源

源自中古英语 'distraught', 是 'distract' 的过去分词形式,最终来自拉丁语 'distractus'(分心的)。

adjective

❶ 形容人极度焦虑、心烦意乱或精神恍惚的状态,通常因极度悲伤、担忧或震惊导致无法冷静思考。

“She was distraught after hearing the news of her father's death.”

(听到父亲去世的消息后,她悲痛欲绝。)

“The distraught mother searched everywhere for her missing child.”

(那位心慌意乱的母亲到处寻找她失踪的孩子。)

同义词:agitated, overwhelmed, hysterical

常见短语

be distraught with grief — 因极度悲伤而精神崩溃的状态,常用于描述遭遇重大打击后的情绪反应。

“The widow was distraught with grief during the funeral.”

(葬礼上,那位寡妇因悲痛而精神恍惚。)