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。
沮丧；失望；意气消沉
失去希望或信心；绝望或沮丧。；抑郁或气馁的感觉。；失去勇气
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
失去希望或信心；绝望或沮丧。
The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
抑郁或气馁的感觉。
A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
After failing the driving test again, Maria couldn't hide her despondency.
再次未能通过驾照考试后，玛丽亚无法掩饰她的沮丧。
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.
听到好消息后，队员们的沮丧情绪消散了。
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.
失去工作后，他陷入了深深的沮丧。
用法提示：despondency 作名词，与 deep 搭配表示极度消沉的状态。
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 常用于描述陷入消极情绪。
After losing his job, he sank into deep despondency.
失业后，他陷入了深深的沮丧。
despondency 多作不可数名词，常与 a feeling/sense of 连用。
She felt a sudden sense of despondency.
她突然感到一阵沮丧。
与 despondency 最接近，强调主观上认为毫无希望；despondency 更侧重于因失望而情绪低落。
程度比 despondency 强烈，常指完全放弃希望，甚至有绝望无助的意味。
程度较轻，通常由具体挫折引发，指失去信心或动力，未必达到绝望。
较书面/正式，侧重因失望而表现出的低落神态，与 despondency 相比更强调外在表现。
可指弥漫性的阴暗气氛或情绪，比 despondency 的范围更广，也可表示环境昏暗。
grammar · medium
易错句子She felt despondency after failing the exam.
正确表达She felt despondent after failing the exam.
feel 是系动词，后面应接形容词作表语，不能用名词；despondency 是名词，应改为形容词 despondent，表示“感到沮丧”。
grammar · medium
易错句子His despondency to the team's defeat worried us.
正确表达His despondency about the team's defeat worried us.
despondency 表示“对某事的沮丧”时，后面常接 about/over/at，不接 to；用 to 是受汉语“对……的失望”的干扰，改为 about 才符合英语搭配。
与“沮丧”相对，指情绪明朗愉快。
与“失望、失去勇气”相对，强调对未来有积极期待。
与“意气消沉”相对，指看待事物积极的一面。
despondency 指暂时的灰心丧气、失去勇气；despair 指彻底绝望，情绪更强烈，常隐含放弃希望。
despondency 是名词；despondent 是形容词，表示“沮丧的”，用于形容人或语气，注意词性不同。
despondency 强调情绪消沉、失去勇气；disappointment 强调因期望落空而失望，通常针对具体事件，不一定长期消沉。
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。
陷入消沉
She sank into despondency after the failure.
失败后她陷入了消沉。
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。
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。
对……的沮丧
There was widespread despondency over the election results.
人们对选举结果普遍感到沮丧。
de- (away) + spond (promise) + -ency (noun state); related words: despondent, despond, respond, response, correspond
指凡事往坏处想的消极心态，与despondency同属负面情绪，但更侧重认知倾向。
指极度的精神或身体痛苦，比despondency更强烈，常伴随身心煎熬。
强调因孤独或被抛弃而产生的荒凉与绝望感，与despondency的失落情绪相通。
多指因失去亲人等明确原因引致的深切悲伤，是despondency可能的一种来源。
指长期或深重的不幸与痛苦，涵盖范围比despondency更广。
极度沮丧；绝望的深渊
After losing his job, he fell into the depths of despondency.
失业后，他陷入了极度沮丧之中。
陷入沮丧
She sank into despondency after the failure of her project.
项目失败后，她陷入了沮丧。
一阵沮丧；一时绝望
In a fit of despondency, he considered giving up.
在一阵绝望中，他考虑过放弃。
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