Word · Frequency #21161
dispiriting
令人沮丧的；使人气馁的
causing someone to feel discouraged or lose hope
dispiriting 修饰使人沮丧的事物；dispirited 修饰感到沮丧的人。
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Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening.
降低士气的；使人沮丧或抑郁的；令人灰心的。
降低士气的；使人沮丧或抑郁的；令人灰心的。
In use
The bad weather is dispiriting everyone at the campsite.
The constant criticism is dispiriting the new employees.
Her slow recovery is dispiriting her family.
be dispiriting sb
此处 dispiriting 是动词 dispirit 的现在分词，与 be 动词构成进行时，后接宾语，表示“使……气馁”。
The endless setbacks were dispiriting the volunteers.
没完没了的挫折使志愿者们气馁。
be dispiriting
此处 dispiriting 是形容词，作表语，表示“令人沮丧的”，其后不接宾语。
The news was dispiriting.
这消息令人沮丧。
find sth dispiriting
find + 宾语 + 形容词，表示“觉得……令人沮丧”。
Many employees find the long commute dispiriting.
许多员工觉得漫长的通勤令人沮丧。
it is dispiriting to do sth
it 为形式主语，真正的主语是不定式短语。也可用 it is dispiriting that... 结构。
It is dispiriting to see so many young people unemployed.
看到这么多年轻人失业，真令人沮丧。
Common mistakes
I felt dispiriting after the failure.I felt dispirited after the failure.
dispiriting 是现在分词，表示“令人沮丧的”，用于描述事物；描述人的感受要用过去分词 dispirited，表示“感到气馁的”。
The news dispiriting everyone.The news dispirited everyone.
dispiriting 不能直接作谓语动词；表示“使……气馁”这一过去动作，需要用 dispirit 的过去式 dispirited。
Connections
Collocations
- a dispiriting experience
- 令人沮丧的经历
- The team's third consecutive loss was a dispiriting experience.球队连续第三次失利是一次令人沮丧的经历。
- dispiriting news
- 令人气馁的消息
- We received dispiriting news about the project's future.我们收到了有关项目未来的令人气馁的消息。
- a dispiriting defeat
- 令人沮丧的失败
- It was a dispiriting defeat after months of preparation.经过数月的准备，这场失败令人沮丧。
- a dispiriting atmosphere
- 压抑的气氛
- The office had a dispiriting atmosphere after the layoffs.裁员后办公室笼罩着一种压抑的气氛。
- a dispiriting setback
- 令人气馁的挫折
- The cancellation was a dispiriting setback for the whole community.这次取消对整个社区来说是一次令人气馁的挫折。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 dis-（去除）和 spirit（精神）连起来想：精神被抽走，自然就“令人沮丧”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：news articles、sports commentary、business reports 「dispiriting」多用于书面或较正式的语境，表示“令人沮丧、使人气馁”。日常口语中较少用，更常说 depressing 或 discouraging。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：spiriting（/ˈspɪrɪtɪŋ/，与 dispiriting 词尾 /spɪrɪtɪŋ/ 押韵）。spirit、spirited 都以重读 /spɪrɪt/ 开头，但不押韵。注意拼写相似但读音不同：inspiring、aspiring、perspiring 中的 -spir- 读 /spaɪər/；spiritual 虽拼作 spirit，但读 /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/。
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