好词典

wistfully

UK //ˈwɪst.fəl.i//US //ˈwɪst.fəl.i//

词源

源自中古英语 'wistful'(意为‘充满思念的’),结合后缀 '-ly' 构成副词形式。

adverb

❶ 指带着忧伤或渴望的情绪,通常用于描述某人怀念过去或向往某事物时的神态或语气。

“She looked wistfully at the old photographs.”

(她忧伤地望着那些旧照片。)

“He sighed wistfully as he remembered his childhood.”

(他怀念地叹了口气,想起了他的童年。)

同义词:longingly, yearningly, nostalgically

常见短语

wistfully remember — 指带着忧伤或怀念的情绪回忆某事或某人。

“He wistfully remembered the days when they were together.”

(他怀念地回忆起他们在一起的日子。)