Wistful
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[编辑] 解释
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- adj. 惆怅的, 渴望的
- ［英］ adj. 惆怅的, 渴望的 ( thoughtful and rather sad)
- ［例］ a wistful mood
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: blend of wishful and obsolete English wistly intently
- Date: 1714
- 1. full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy; also inspiring such yearning <a wistful memoir>
- 2. musingly sad ; pensive <a wistful glance>
- ? wistfully adverb
- ? wistfulness noun
