[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](因求而不得)失意的,伤感的,惆怅的 Someone who is wistful is rather sad because they want something and know that they cannot have it.
I can't help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I'm giving up...
我不禁对自己将要放弃的津贴感到有点儿不舍。
He has a wistful look.
他神情沮丧。
wistfully
'I wish I had a little brother,' said Daphne wistfully.
“我希望有个小弟弟。”达夫妮伤感地说。
wistfulness
I sensed her wistfulness when she talked about vacations her relatives took.
她谈起她的亲戚度假时,我觉得她心里酸酸的。
Oxford
wist·ful/ˈwɪstfl; NAmEˈwɪstfl/adjectivethinking sadly about sth that you would like to have, especially sth in the past that you can no longer have 伤感的;(对已不可能发生之事)徒然神往的◆a wistful smile伤感的微笑▶wist·ful·ly/ˈwɪstfəli; NAmEˈwɪstfəli/adverb◆She sighed wistfully.她伤感地叹息。◆‘If only I had known you then,’ he said wistfully.“要是我那时认识你就好了。”他向往地说道。wist·ful·ness/ˈwɪstflnəs; NAmEˈwɪstflnəs/noun[uncountable ]wist·ful/ˈwɪstfl; NAmEˈwɪstfl/wist·ful·ly/ˈwɪstfəli; NAmEˈwɪstfəli/wist·ful·ness/ˈwɪstflnəs; NAmEˈwɪstflnəs/
LDC
wistfulwist‧ful /ˈwɪstfəl/ adjective
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thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have, especially something that you used to have in the past: a wistful smile—wistfully adverb: ‘That’s the house where I was born,’ she said wistfully.—wistfulness noun [uncountable]
WDF
wistful
[ˈwɪstfl]
GRE
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渴望的(70%),留恋的(23%),忧思的(7%)
adj.渴望的;沉思的,默想的;引起怀念的;不满足似的
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