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de·spair AHD[dĭ-spârʹ] D.J.[dɪˈspeə]K.K.[dɪˈspɛr]v.intr.(不及物动词)de.spaired, de.spair.ing, de.spairs - To lose all hope:绝望:失去全部希望:despaired of reaching shore safely.失去安全到达岸边的希望
- To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat.断念:被徒劳无功或失败打倒了
n.(名词)- Complete loss of hope.绝望:完全失去希望
- One despaired of or causing despair:使绝望者:使绝望的人或事:unmotivated students that are the despair of their teachers.没有学习动力的学生被老师认为是绝望的人
- Middle English despeiren 中古英语 despeiren
- from Old French desperer 源自 古法语 desperer
- from Latin dēspērāre 源自 拉丁语 dēspērāre
- dē- [de-] dē- [前缀,表“否定,相反”]
- spērāre [to hope] * see spē- spērāre [希望] * 参见 spē-
- N., from Middle English despeir 名词,源自 中古英语 despeir
- from Anglo-Norman 源自 英法语
- from Old French desperer [to despair] 源自 古法语 desperer [绝望]
despair, hopelessness, desperation, despondency, discouragement- These nouns denote loss of hope.这些名词都意指丧失希望。
- Despair and hopelessness stress the utter absence of hope and often imply a sense of powerlessness or resignation: Despair 和 hopelessness 强调完全没有希望,并经常暗示一种“无能的、听任摆布”的意思: When the bank repossessed the house, their depression turned to despair.当银行收回房子时,他们的沮丧变成了绝望。A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the refugee camp.绝望的情绪笼罩着难民营。
- Desperation is despair that drives a person to take risky, often reckless action: Desperation 是一种驱使人冒险,经常是暴力行动的绝望: "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation" (Henry David Thoreau).“男人们在沉静的绝望中生活” (亨利·戴维·梭罗)。
- Despondency emphasizes depression of spirit resulting from cessation of hope and a belief that continued efforts will fail: Despondency 强调由希望的中止以及一种继续努力,也会徒劳无功的信念导致的精神沮丧: Her despondency arises from her inability to find employment.她之所以意志消沉是因为她无法找到工作。
- Discouragement denotes loss of confidence or courage in the face of obstacles but is the weakest of these terms: Discouragement 是指在面对阻碍时丧失信心或勇气,但在这些词中,它“失望”的程度是最轻的: The farmer experienced moments of discouragement over the failure of his crops. 农夫经受了片刻的对农作物歉收的痛苦
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