Word · Frequency #26950
despondently
沮丧地；意志消沉地
with desperation; in a despondent manner
- 1.
In a despondent manner.
以沮丧的方式；垂头丧气地。
以沮丧的方式；垂头丧气地。；沮丧地；意志消沉地
In use
He sat despondently by the window, watching the rain fall.
She shook her head despondently when she heard the bad news.
After losing the game, the team walked despondently off the field.
despondently + verb
把副词放在动词前，可以强调动作发生时的心情。
He despondently shook his head.
他沮丧地摇了摇头。
verb + despondently
动词后没有宾语时，副词可直接放在动词之后。
She sighed despondently.
她沮丧地叹了口气。
Despondently, + clause
置于句首时，通常用逗号与主句隔开。
Despondently, he turned away.
他沮丧地转过身去。
Common mistakes
He felt despondently after failing the exam.He felt despondent after failing the exam.
feel 是系动词，后面应接形容词作表语，而不是副词。despondently 是副词，不能用于系动词后，应用形容词 despondent。
He despondently tried to open the door as the fire spread.He desperately tried to open the door as the fire spread.
despondently 意为‘沮丧地’，指情绪低落；而此处想表达‘拼命地、急切地’，应用 desperately。二者中文都可能译作‘绝望地’，但语境不同。
Connections
Collocations
- sigh despondently
- 沮丧地叹气
- He sighed despondently when he saw the rejection letter.他看到拒绝信时沮丧地叹了口气。
- shake one's head despondently
- 沮丧地摇头
- She shook her head despondently and walked away.她沮丧地摇了摇头，走开了。
- stare despondently at
- 沮丧地盯着
- He stared despondently at the empty refrigerator.他沮丧地盯着空空的冰箱。
- slump despondently
- 沮丧地瘫坐
- After the argument, she slumped despondently into the chair.争吵过后，她沮丧地瘫坐在椅子上。
- mutter despondently
- 沮丧地咕哝
- 'It's no use,' he muttered despondently.“没用的，”他沮丧地咕哝道。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：despondently 含 despondent（沮丧的）+ -ly；把 spond 看成 pond（池塘），想象沮丧的人像沉入池塘，无精打采。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学叙事、正式写作 despondently 是副词，表示“沮丧地、意志消沉地”，通常用于书面或文学语境，描述因失望而情绪低落的状态；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 sadly 或 in low spirits。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都拼作 -dently，读作 /dəntli/，但重音位置不同，因此不与 despondently 押韵。注意 patient 等词虽也以 -tly 结尾，但读作 /ʃəntli/，发音不同。
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