Word · Frequency #18735
despondent
沮丧的；灰心的；意志消沉的
核心释义
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage; without or almost without hope
- 1.
因失去希望或勇气而情绪低落的。
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
- 2.
几乎没有希望的
without or almost without hope
因失去希望或勇气而情绪低落的。；几乎没有希望的；丧气的；失望的；没有精神的
用法In use
After failing the exam, she felt despondent about her future.
用法提示：形容词，表示因失败而失去希望的情绪
The team grew despondent after losing five games in a row.
用法提示：形容词，描述连续失败后的失望状态
He became despondent when his job application was rejected again.
用法提示：形容词，表达求职受挫后的低落心情
despondent about his failure
be despondent about/over sth
介词about或over后接名词或动名词。
She was despondent about her exam results.
她对考试结果感到沮丧。
feel despondent
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feel despondent
- 感到沮丧
- After months of failed attempts, she began to feel despondent.经过数月的失败尝试，她开始感到沮丧。
- deeply despondent
- 极度沮丧的
- He was deeply despondent after losing his job.失去工作后，他极度沮丧。
- despondent about
- 对……感到灰心
- They grew despondent about their chances of success.他们对成功的机会越来越感到灰心。
- become despondent
- 变得消沉
- Don't become despondent when things don't go your way.事情不顺利时，不要变得消沉。
- despondent mood
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
despondent 中间藏着 pond（池塘），想象一个人绝望地站在池塘边，情绪低落、毫无希望。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary descriptions despondent 通常比 sad 正式，多用于书面或文学语境，表示因失去希望而非常沮丧或灰心。口语中比较常见于使用 depressed 或 down。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 about, over, at 搭配，表示对某事感到沮丧。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Despondent rhymes with respondent and correspondent, which have the same stressed /spɑnd/ and ending /ənt/ in American English. Dependent and descendant look similar in spelling but are pronounced with /pend/ and /send/, so they do not rhyme with despondent.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.