Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19804
wistful
忧思的;惆怅的
核心释义
showing pensive sadness
- 1.
充满渴望或思念的。
Full of longing or yearning.
- 2.
悲伤而若有所思的。
Sad and thoughtful.
充满渴望或思念的。;悲伤而若有所思的。;渴望的;想望的
用法In use
She gave a wistful smile as she looked at old photographs of her childhood home.
用法提示:句中wistful作定语修饰smile,表达带着渴望的伤感。
He felt wistful when he heard the song that reminded him of his college days.
用法提示:wistful用在felt后作表语,描述因回忆而生的忧思。
With a wistful sigh, she remembered the summers she spent by the sea.
用法提示:wistful修饰sigh,形容词作定语,体现怀念与哀愁。
wistful + noun
常修饰 look、smile、expression 等名词,表示神情或语气中带着惆怅。
She gave him a wistful smile.
她对他报以惆怅的一笑。
be/feel wistful
作表语时主语通常是人,表示人的内心状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wistful smile
- 惆怅的微笑
- She gave a wistful smile when she talked about her childhood.她谈起童年时露出惆怅的微笑。
- wistful look
- 惆怅的神情
- He cast a wistful look at the old photograph.他惆怅地看了一眼那张旧照片。
- wistful sigh
- 惆怅的叹息
- With a wistful sigh, she closed the album.她惆怅地叹了口气,合上了相册。
- wistful mood
- 惆怅的情绪
- The rain put her in a wistful mood.雨让她陷入了惆怅的情绪。
- wistful expression
- 忧伤的表情
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
wistful 听起来像 wish + full:满是愿望却难以实现,所以神情带着忧愁的渴望。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学描写、怀旧叙述、正式写作 wistful 多用于书面或文学语境,表达带有忧伤的渴望或惆怅;日常口语中较少出现,比较常见于小说、散文等正式或抒情性文本中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 fistful 与 wistful 真正押韵(均读 /-ɪstfəl/)。wasteful 和 tasteful 拼写很像,但元音是 /eɪ/;restful 的元音是 /ɛ/;wishful 的辅音是 /ʃ/;distrustful 的重音和元音都不同——这些词都不与 wistful 押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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