Word · Frequency #14735
hopelessness
绝望;无望
核心释义
the despair felt when one has given up all hope of comfort or success
- 1.
无望;绝望。
A lack of hope; despair.
无望;绝望。;绝望
用法In use
After months of searching for a job, she felt a deep sense of hopelessness.
用法提示:hopelessness是名词,作felt的宾语,表示“绝望”的状态。
He tried to hide his hopelessness with a smile.
用法提示:hopelessness是名词,作hide的宾语,指“无望”的情绪。
The hopelessness of the situation became clear to everyone.
用法提示:hopelessness是名词,与of短语连用,表示情况本身令人绝望。
a feeling/sense of hopelessness
hopelessness 常与 a sense/feeling of 搭配,表示一种弥漫的绝望情绪。
She was overwhelmed by a sense of hopelessness.
她被一种绝望感压垮了。
sink into hopelessness
sink into 表示逐渐陷入某种消极状态,常用于 hopelessness、despair 等词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feeling of hopelessness
- 绝望感
- He couldn't shake the feeling of hopelessness that followed the failure.他无法摆脱失败后随之而来的绝望感。
- utter hopelessness
- 彻底的绝望
- There was utter hopelessness in her eyes.她的眼中充满了彻底的绝望。
- state of hopelessness
- 绝望状态
- He sank into a state of hopelessness after losing his job.失业后,他陷入了绝望状态。
- overcome hopelessness
- 克服绝望
- Therapy helped her overcome hopelessness.治疗帮助她克服了绝望。
- hopelessness sets in
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 hope(希望)加上 less(无)变成 hopeless(无望),再加名词尾巴 ness,就是 hopelessness——希望被抽走后的绝望感。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:文学描写、日常倾诉、心理分析 该词为名词,意为“绝望”“无望”。正式与非正式场合都常用,书面语和文学作品中比较常见,日常口语中也可使用,但有时会用“despair”替换。通常用于描述完全放弃希望时的情绪。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都包含后缀 -lessness(读音 /ləsnəs/),但与 hopelessness 并不押韵,因为重读音节的元音不同。注意 hopelessness 中间是 /p/,而 homelessness 中间是 /m/,拼写和读音都相似但不同。
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