Word
low-spirited
情绪低落的；沮丧的
Disheartened; feeling sad and without hope.
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Disheartened, feeling low, in low spirits.
沮丧的,情绪低落的。
沮丧的,情绪低落的。；无精神的；意志消沉的
In use
After receiving the rejection letter, she felt low-spirited for the rest of the day.
The gloomy weather made everyone in the office low-spirited.
Even though he tried to stay positive, he became low-spirited after the third failure.
be low-spirited
常用系动词包括 feel、look、seem 等。
She was low-spirited after hearing the news.
她听到消息后情绪低落。
become/get low-spirited
表示状态的变化。
He became low-spirited when he failed the exam.
他考试失败后变得意志消沉。
low-spirited + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
The low-spirited team struggled to finish the project.
情绪低落的团队勉强完成了项目。
Common mistakes
The weather is low-spirited today.The weather makes me feel low-spirited today.
low-spirited 是形容词，用来描述人或生物的情绪低落，不能直接用于描述天气等无生命的事物。正确的表达是使用‘make someone feel low-spirited’的结构，指出天气导致人情绪低落。
He spoke low-spiritedly about the failure.He spoke in a low-spirited way about the failure.
low-spirited 是形容词，没有以 -ly 结尾的副词形式。应使用介词短语‘in a low-spirited way’或改为‘He was low-spirited when he spoke about the failure.’。直接加 -ly 是不符合英语构词规则的。
Connections
Confusing words
- downcast
- 垂头丧气的 · downcast强调因失败或失望而低头的外在表现，而low-spirited更侧重内心的精神萎靡。
- dispirited
- 气馁的 · dispirited强调因挫折而失去希望和动力，low-spirited则指持续的低落情绪。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.