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wistful adj.渴望的；忧思的；留恋的 (1) 那男孩看著展出的玩具，眼中流露出渴望的神情。(2) 这个贫穷的母亲怅惘地回忆她已经逝去的青春。(3) 他对水门事件的唯一反应就是陷入沉思。(4) 她留恋地最后朝那房子看了一眼。 People who appear wistful often show a longing for something or a look of serious reflection. One way to describe the adjective wistful is as the sad appearance of someone looking back and thinking "if only..." A thoughtful or pensive mood centered on something good in the past that is missed or something not so good in the present that could have been better "if only" something had gone differently — these things make for a wistful outlook.

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英 ['wɪstfl] 美 ['wɪstfl] (1) The boy looks with wistful eyes at the toy on display.(2) The poor mother has wistful reminiscences of her lost youth.(3) His sole reference to Watergate was wistful.(4) She had a last wistful look at the house. Only one letter separates the two words, but "wishful" is having hope for something, and wistful is having sadness or melancholy about something. "Wist" isn't even a word that's used anymore, but you can still be wistful. 1[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。wistfulnessI 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。

英语单词	wistful
英美音标	英 ['wɪstfl] 美 ['wɪstfl]
中文释义	adj.渴望的；忧思的；留恋的
英语例句	(1) The boy looks with wistful eyes at the toy on display. (2) The poor mother has wistful reminiscences of her lost youth. (3) His sole reference to Watergate was wistful. (4) She had a last wistful look at the house.
中文例句	(1) 那男孩看著展出的玩具，眼中流露出渴望的神情。 (2) 这个贫穷的母亲怅惘地回忆她已经逝去的青春。 (3) 他对水门事件的唯一反应就是陷入沉思。 (4) 她留恋地最后朝那房子看了一眼。
vocabulary简明	Only one letter separates the two words, but "wishful" is having hope for something, and wistful is having sadness or melancholy about something. "Wist" isn't even a word that's used anymore, but you can still be wistful.
vocabulary扩展	People who appear wistful often show a longing for something or a look of serious reflection. One way to describe the adjective wistful is as the sad appearance of someone looking back and thinking "if only..." A thoughtful or pensive mood centered on something good in the past that is missed or something not so good in the present that could have been better "if only" something had gone differently — these things make for a wistful outlook.
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](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。

Wistful I Sad Good 英 Wɪstfl] 美 Wɪstfl Adj.渴望的；忧思的；留恋的