Word · Frequency #5615
disappointing
/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
adjective
令人失望的
Causing disappointment; failing to meet expectations.
- 1.
Causing disappointment.
引起失望的。
- 2.
not up to expectations
未达到期望的
引起失望的。；未达到期望的；使失望的；期待落空的；令人沮丧的
In use
The movie was disappointing because the plot was predictable.
Her disappointing test scores made her feel discouraged.
The restaurant received disappointing reviews due to poor service.
a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising
disappointing + noun
常用于修饰结果、表现等名词。
The team had a disappointing performance.
这支球队的表现令人失望。
be + disappointing
用于描述某事物本身令人失望。
The final result was disappointing.
最终结果令人失望。
it is disappointing that + clause
Connections
Collocations
- disappointing result
- 令人失望的结果
- The team's disappointing result led to their elimination.球队令人失望的结果导致他们被淘汰。
- disappointing performance
- 令人失望的表现
- His disappointing performance in the exam surprised everyone.他在考试中令人失望的表现让所有人惊讶。
- disappointing news
- 令人失望的消息
- We received disappointing news about the project's cancellation.我们收到了关于项目取消的令人失望的消息。
- disappointing outcome
- 令人失望的结果
- Despite their efforts, the outcome was disappointing.尽管他们努力了，结果还是令人失望。
Pop culture & quotes
- That's disappointing.
- 这真令人失望。In The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg says to Eduardo Saverin when he finds out about the dilution of his shares.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
disappointing = dis（否定）+ appoint（约定）+ ing，约定的被否定，未达到期望，所以失望。
Context & Register
通常用于各种正式或非正式场合，语体中性，描述某事未达到期望。
Grammar Note
常作定语或表语，后接to/for引出对象
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the suffix '-ing' pronounced /ɪŋ/, but they do not rhyme with each other or with 'disappointing' because their stressed vowels differ.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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