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。
沮丧地;意志消沉地
以沮丧的方式;垂头丧气地。
with desperation; in a despondent manner
以沮丧的方式;垂头丧气地。
In a despondent manner.
He sat despondently by the window, watching the rain fall.
他沮丧地坐在窗边,望着雨落下。
用法提示:despondently 是副词,修饰 sat,表示坐的姿态带着沮丧。
She shook her head despondently when she heard the bad news.
她听到坏消息时沮丧地摇了摇头。
用法提示:despondently 修饰 shook her head,说明摇头时的心情低落。
After losing the game, the team walked despondently off the field.
输掉比赛后,球队沮丧地走下了球场。
用法提示:despondently 修饰 walked,描写离场时意志消沉的状态。
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。
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。
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。
比 despondently 语气更重,强调彻底失去希望,常用于形容极度沮丧。
与 despondently 意思非常接近,多指因失败或受挫而情绪低落,语气较口语化。
语气比 despondently 强烈,强调悲伤到无法被安慰,多用于书面语。
意思接近,但 hopelessly 还可表示“非常、极其”(如 hopelessly in love),需根据语境判断。
带有孤独、被遗弃的意味,比 despondently 多一层“孤寂”色彩。
grammar · medium
易错句子He felt despondently after failing the exam.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He despondently tried to open the door as the fire spread.
正确表达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。
despondently 指情绪低落、灰心丧气的状态;desperately 指因绝望而急迫、拼命地行动,强调行为而非情绪状态。
despondently 强调深沉的沮丧和绝望;disappointedly 仅指因期望落空而失望,程度较轻,不涉及意志消沉。
despondently 与 dependently 拼写、读音相近,但前者意为沮丧地,后者意为依赖地,语义完全不同。
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。
沮丧地摇头
She shook her head despondently and walked away.
她沮丧地摇了摇头,走开了。
沮丧地盯着
He stared despondently at the empty refrigerator.
他沮丧地盯着空空的冰箱。
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。
沮丧地咕哝
'It's no use,' he muttered despondently.
“没用的,”他沮丧地咕哝道。
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前缀 de-(向下,离开)+ 词根 spond(承诺,保证)+ 形容词后缀 -ent + 副词后缀 -ly。同源词:despondent(沮丧的),despondency(沮丧,消沉),respond(回应),correspond(符合,通信)。
沮丧时常会不自觉地叹气。
极度沮丧时可能会哭泣。
形容沮丧时无精打采、情绪低落地待着。
沮丧的人往往沉浸在不快的思绪中。
强烈的悲伤和绝望会引发悲叹或哀诉。
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