Word · Frequency #19794
despondency
沮丧；失望；意气消沉
核心释义
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
- 1.
失去希望或信心；绝望或沮丧。
The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
- 2.
抑郁或气馁的感觉。
A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
失去希望或信心；绝望或沮丧。；抑郁或气馁的感觉。；失去勇气；失望
用法In use
After failing the driving test again, Maria couldn't hide her despondency.
用法提示：despondency 为不可数名词，表示“失望、沮丧”的情绪。
The team's despondency lifted when they heard the good news.
用法提示：despondency 作名词，指整个队伍的低落情绪。
He fell into deep despondency after losing his job.
用法提示：despondency 作名词，与 deep 搭配表示极度消沉的状态。
despondency about/over sth
despondency 后接 about 或 over，表示“对……的沮丧”。
His despondency about the future made it hard to concentrate.
他对未来的沮丧使他难以集中精力。
sink into despondency
sink into 常用于描述陷入消极情绪。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- deep despondency
- 深深的沮丧
- After losing his job, he fell into deep despondency.失业后，他陷入了深深的沮丧。
- sink into despondency
- 陷入消沉
- She sank into despondency after the failure.失败后她陷入了消沉。
- a mood of despondency
- 沮丧的情绪
- A mood of despondency settled over the team.一种沮丧的情绪笼罩着球队。
- overcome despondency
- 克服沮丧
- He tried to overcome his despondency by focusing on work.他试图通过专注于工作来克服沮丧。
- despondency over
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：despondency 里有 pond（池塘），想象石头沉入池塘，心情也沉下去，就是沮丧、失望。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、psychological description despondency 是比较正式、书面的词，通常多用于文学作品或正式书面语中，日常口语里更常说 sadness、hopelessness 或 despair。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为 despondencies。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 despondency 完全押韵（重音在 /ˈspɒn/）。tendency、urgency、emergency、consistency 都以非重读的 /ənsi/ 结尾，但重音位置不同，因此不是押韵。注意拼写相似的 despondent /dɪˈspɒndənt/ 和 response /rɪˈspɒns/ 发音不同。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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