be/become/grow world-weary
After years of disappointment, he grew world-weary.
经过多年的失望,他变得厌世了。
对世事感到厌倦;因生活经历而感到冷漠或愤世嫉俗;厌倦尘世的;对生活感到厌烦;讨厌人生的
对世事感到厌倦;因生活经历而感到冷漠或愤世嫉俗
Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.
厌倦尘世的
tired of the world
对生活感到厌烦
Bored with life.
After decades of reporting on conflicts, the journalist felt world-weary and cynical.
在报道冲突数十年后,这位记者感到厌世且愤世嫉俗。
用法提示:形容词 world-weary 描述主语感到厌倦世界的状态。
Her world-weary expression suggested she had seen too much suffering.
她那厌世的表情表明她已目睹了太多苦难。
用法提示:world-weary 修饰名词 expression,表示表情中透露出的厌世情绪。
The protagonist in the novel is a world-weary detective who has lost faith in justice.
小说中的主角是一位厌世的侦探,对正义已失去信心。
用法提示:world-weary 作为形容词修饰 detective,表达角色对世界厌倦的态度。
After years of disappointment, he grew world-weary.
经过多年的失望,他变得厌世了。
常与表示表情、语气、态度的名词搭配。
She gave a world-weary sigh.
她发出厌世的叹息。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is world weary after years of traveling.
正确表达He is world-weary after years of traveling.
复合形容词'world-weary'中连字符不可省略,否则会被误认为单词'world'和形容词'weary'的组合。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has become a world-weary after so many disappointments.
正确表达He has become world-weary after so many disappointments.
'world-weary'是形容词,不能用作名词,应直接作表语或定语。
world-weary强调对人生厌倦,而worldly强调世故经验,不含厌倦。
world-weary特指对世界/人生厌倦,而weary泛指疲劳,不一定针对世界。
world-weary是对世界整体失望,而jaded常因过度享乐或重复经历而失去兴趣。
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