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Disappointed Sad Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Adj I 英 ˌdɪsə'Pɔɪntɪd] 美

英语单词 disappointed
英美音标 英 [ˌdɪsə'pɔɪntɪd] 美 [ˌdɪsə'pɔɪntɪd]
中文释义 adj.失望的
英语例句 (1) I'm afraid you're very disappointed with me.
(2) A disappointed look came into his face.
中文例句 (1) 恐怕你对我是非常失望的。
(2) 他脸上浮现出一种失望的神情。
vocabulary简明 Disappointed means discouraged or sad because what you hoped for didn't happen. If you write a fan letter to your favorite actress hoping for a personal reply, you're likely to be disappointed.
vocabulary扩展 The original French root of disappointed is desappointer, which has one meaning that's basically "to fail to keep an appointment." So you might imagine the word disappointed like this: you made an appointment with a friend, but he blew it off. What could leave you more disappointed than that?
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](对某事)失望的,沮丧的,失意的 If you are disappointed, you are rather sad because something has not happened or because something is not as good as you had hoped.
  [oft ADJ prep]
  • Castle-hunters won't be disappointed with the Isle of Man...

    马恩岛不会让城堡探寻者失望的。

  • I was disappointed that Kluge was not there...

    克卢格不在那儿,我很失望。

  • I was disappointed to see the lack of coverage afforded to this event.

    令我失望的是这一事件并未得到什么报道。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](对某人)失望的,灰心的 If you are disappointed in someone, you are rather sad because they have not behaved as well as you expected them to.
  [v-link ADJ in n]
  • You should have accepted that. I'm disappointed in you.

    你本应该接受那个的,我对你很失望。

Usage Note :

Take care not to confuse disappointed and disappointing.

注意不要混淆 disappointed 和 disappointing。

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