Despondent



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 失望的, 意气消沉的
• ［英］ adj. 失望的, 意气消沉的 ( disheartened; depressed; dejected; hopeless)
• ［记］ de+spond ( 允诺) +ent -> 没有得到的允诺 -> 失望的
• ［同］ 同根词: respond ( 反应) ; responsible ( 负责任的)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin despondent-, despondens, present participle of despondēre
• Date: circa 1699
• feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression <despondent about his health>
• ? despondently adverb
• Synonyms:
  • despondent, despairing, desperate, hopeless mean having lost all or nearly all hope. despondent implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort <despondent about yet another rejection>. despairing suggests the slipping away of all hope and often despondency<despairing appeals for the return of the kidnapped child>. desperate implies despair that prompts reckless action or violence in the face of defeat or frustration<one last desperate attempt to turn the tide of battle>. hopeless suggests despair and the cessation of effort or resistance and often implies acceptance or resignation<the situation of the trapped miners is hopeless>.

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