
好词典

源自16世纪英语wistly(专注地看)+ -ful,可能与古英语wist(存在)或wis(知道)有关。
❶ 形容一种带着淡淡忧伤的怀念或渴望,通常是对过去的美好回忆或无法实现的愿望感到惆怅。
“She gave a wistful smile as she looked at the old photographs.”
(她看着旧照片时露出了惆怅的微笑。)
“His wistful expression showed how much he missed his childhood home.”
(他忧郁的表情显示出他多么怀念童年的家。)
wistful longing — 指对过去或无法实现的事物充满忧伤的渴望,常用于文学描写。
“The novel captures the wistful longing of a generation for simpler times.”
(这部小说捕捉了一代人对更简单时代的惆怅渴望。)