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embittered

UK //ɪmˈbɪtəd//US //ɪmˈbɪtərd//

词源

源自中古英语 embitteren(使变苦),由 en-(使)+ bitter(苦的)构成,最早可追溯至16世纪。

adjective

❶ 指因长期遭受不公或失望而变得愤恨不满,常带有怨恨或苦涩的情绪。

“After years of unemployment, he became an embittered old man.”

(多年失业后,他变成了一个愤世嫉俗的老人。)

“Her embittered attitude made it hard for others to approach her.”

(她充满怨恨的态度让别人难以接近她。)

同义词:resentful, disillusioned, cynical

常见短语

embittered by — 因某事而变得愤恨,强调导致怨恨情绪的具体原因。

“She was embittered by years of workplace discrimination.”

(多年的职场歧视让她变得愤世嫉俗。)