Disappointment的用法為何?同義詞有哪些?

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英文原文

Disappointment

中文翻譯

失望、沮喪、令人失望的人或事物

文法概念

名詞

Disappointment單字概述與用法:

disappointment是一個名詞,當意思是抽象的失望或沮喪感時,是不可數名詞,當意思是令人失望的人、事、物時,則為可數名詞,通常用單數。disappointment是當一個人的期望、希望或願望沒有實現時產生的悲傷、沮喪或不滿的感覺。 它可能發生在許多不同的情況下,例如當某人未能遵守諾言、某事未按計劃進行或未實現預期結果時。 disappointment會導致負面情緒,例如悲傷、憤怒或怨恨,這也是為什麼有些負面情緒的名詞是它的同義詞的原因。disappointment後面接介系詞at / with / in帶出失望的對象(某人或某物)。

  • 不可數名詞:抽象的失望或沮喪感
  • 可數名詞:令人失望的人、事、物,通常用單數

名詞:失望、沮喪、令人失望的人或事物

常見搭配詞:

  • to somebody’s disappointment
    讓某人失望的是
    例句:Much to his disappointment, the game has been canceled.
    令他失望的是,比賽被取消了。
  • feel disappointment at something
    對某事感到失望
    例句:I felt disappointment at not getting the lead role in the school play, but I was happy for my friend who did.
    我對沒有在學校戲劇中擔任主角感到失望,但我的朋友得到了,我為他感到高興。
  • express / overcome one’s disappointment
    表達(說出) / 克服沮喪
    例句:I tried to overcome my disappointment by playing with my other friends.
    我試圖通過和其他朋友一起玩來克服失望(或沮喪)。
  • have disappointment with
    對…感到失望
    例句:I had disappointment with the tablet I got for my birthday because it was broken.
    我對生日禮物感到失望,因為它壞了。
  • avoid disappointment
    避免失望
    例句:To avoid disappointment, it’s best to book early.
    為避免失望,最好儘早預訂。
  • one’s disappointment in someone/something
    某人對某人/某事感到失望
    例句:My mom’s deep disappointment in me made me feel really sad.
    媽媽對我很失望,這讓我感到非常難過。
  • a huge / great disappointment
    非常失望
    例句:It was a huge disappointment when the playground was closed for repairs.
    當遊樂場因維修而關閉時,我感到非常失望。
  • kind of a disappointment
    有點失望
    例句:The movie was kind of a disappointment.
    這部電影有點令人失望。
  • a sense of disappointment
    失望感
    例句:There was a sense of disappointment in the room when the class trip was canceled.
    班級旅行被取消時,教室裡裡瀰漫著失望。

例句:

  1. I didn’t want to express my disappointment, so I pretended that everything was okay.
    我不想表現出我的失望,所以我假裝一切都好。
  2. My disappointment in the movie made me wish I had chosen a different one to watch.
    我對這部電影感到失望,我希望我選擇了另一部電影來觀看。
  3. The game ended in disappointment for the home team.
    比賽以主隊失望收場。
  4. She couldn’t hide her disappointment when she didn’t receive the promotion.
    當她未能獲得晉升時,她無法掩飾她的失望。
  5. His latest movie was a big disappointment.
    他的最新電影是一個大失敗。
  6. There is a sense of disappointment among the fans.
    有一種失望感瀰漫在粉絲之間。
  7. They expressed their disappointment at the government’s decision.
    他們對政府的決定表達了失望。
  8. To her disappointment, the concert was cancelled.
    令她失望的是,音樂會被取消了。
  9. The trip was a disappointment.
    這次旅行令人失望。
  10. Her eyes filled with disappointment.
    她的眼中充滿了失望。
  11. The announcement was met with widespread disappointment.
    這項公告引起了廣泛的失望。
  12. Despite the disappointment, they remained hopeful.
    儘管失望,他們仍然充滿希望。

同義詞:

  • letdown 失望、令人沮喪 n. 強調某人或某事沒有達到預期,導致失望或沮喪。
    例句:The concert was a real letdown. The band just didn’t play as well as they usually do.
    這場音樂會真的讓人失望。樂隊的表現並不如他們平時的表現好。
  • regret 遺憾、後悔 n. 強調對過去的行為或決定感到遺憾或後悔。
    例句:His only regret is not having studied harder in school.
    他唯一的遺憾就是在學校沒有更努力地學習。
  • dissatisfaction 不滿、不滿意 n. 強調對某人或某事的不滿或不滿意。
    例句:There is growing dissatisfaction among employees about the pay cuts.
    員工對於減薪感到越來越不滿。
  • disillusionment 幻滅、覺醒 n. 強調某人對原先的期待或夢想的破滅。
    例句:After several failed attempts, he experienced a sense of disillusionment.
    經過幾次失敗的嘗試後,他感到一種幻滅感。
  • frustration 挫折、無奈 n. 強調因無法達到目標或滿足需求而感到的挫折或無奈。
    例句:His frustration was evident when he couldn’t solve the problem.
    當他無法解決問題時,他的挫折感顯而易見。

衍生字:

  • disappoint 使失望 vt.
  • disappointed 失望的、沮喪的 adj.
  • disappointedly 失望地、沮喪地 adv.
  • disappointing 令人失望的 adj.
  • disappointingly 令人失望地 adv.

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目錄

Disappointment的使用頻率

從Google Ngram Viewer的數據可以看到,自1800年到2019年的在的219年間,Disappointment的使用頻率狀況,在2019年所出版的書籍中,每一百萬個字中,就會有11.4個字是Disappointment。

Citation

  • Audio: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/Disappointment
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作者:Barshai Huang

在我教英文的20多年間,我常常發現許多學生在學習英文時,在單字的使用上,往往沒有充分且正確的資源,因此我整理了許多學習英文時常常會應用到的單子,並且針對用法、同義詞以及文法重點解析,希望能幫助到所有學習英文的人。