Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #24274
forlornly
可怜地；孤苦伶仃地；绝望地
核心释义
in a sad and lonely way; hopelessly
- 1.
孤独无助地；凄凉地。
In a forlorn manner.
孤独无助地；凄凉地。；可怜地；孤苦伶仃地；没希望地；渺茫地
用法In use
He sat on the empty bench, forlornly watching the rain.
用法提示：副词，修饰动词 sat，表示‘可怜地、孤苦伶仃地’。
She looked forlornly at the closed door, hoping someone would come back.
用法提示：副词，修饰动词 looked，表达‘没希望地、绝望地’。
The lost puppy stood forlornly in the corner of the yard.
用法提示：副词，修饰动词 stood，表达‘孤苦伶仃地’。
look forlornly at sb/sth
常与“look at”搭配，强调眼神或神态中的孤独与失望。
He looked forlornly at the empty plate.
他可怜巴巴地看着空盘子。
wait forlornly for sth
“wait forlornly for”表示孤独无望地等待，介词“for”不可省略。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- look forlornly
- 可怜巴巴地看着；无助地望着
- She looked forlornly at the broken vase.她无助地望着打碎的花瓶。
- wait forlornly
- 孤零零地等待；绝望地等候
- The cat waited forlornly by the empty food bowl.猫孤零零地守在空空的食盆旁。
- say forlornly
- 沮丧地说；可怜巴巴地说
- “No one will ever believe me,” he said forlornly.“没有人会相信我，”他沮丧地说。
- gaze forlornly
- 怅然若失地凝视；无奈地注视
- He gazed forlornly at the photograph of his childhood home.他怅然若失地凝视着儿时家园的照片。
- wander forlornly
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：forlornly 含 lorn，联想到 lost（迷失），迷失者孤苦伶仃、绝望地徘徊。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学叙事、书面描写 forlornly 是比较书面化、带文学色彩的副词，多用于小说或叙述性文字中，描写某人可怜、孤寂或绝望的样子；日常口语中较少见，改用 sadly 或 hopelessly 更自然。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
In 'forlornly' /fəˈlɔːnli/, the stressed syllable /lɔːn/ matches the words forlorn, horn, corn, scorn, and mourn; however these lack the final /li/ syllable. Beware 'lonely' /ˈləʊnli/: it looks similar and also ends in -ly, but its vowel is /əʊ/, not /ɔː/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.