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heartbroken

UK //ˈhɑːt.brəʊ.kən//US //ˈhɑːrt.broʊ.kən//

词源

复合词,源自 heart(心) + broken(破碎的),14世纪后期开始使用,比喻内心如碎裂般痛苦。

adjective

❶ 形容因失去所爱或遭遇巨大失望而感到极度悲伤和痛苦的状态,通常指感情上的深刻伤害。

“She was heartbroken when her dog passed away.”

(她的狗去世时,她心都碎了。)

“He looked heartbroken after the breakup.”

(分手后他看起来伤心欲绝。)

同义词:devastated, crushed, grief-stricken

常见短语

heartbroken over — 因某事而心碎,强调导致悲伤的具体原因或对象。

“She was heartbroken over the loss of her childhood home.”

(她因失去童年故居而心碎。)