- 单词的力量(第2版)
- 朱子熹编著
- 384字
- 2020-06-24 18:40:39
138 desperation
英音[,despə'reiʃən];美音[,dɛspə'reʃən]
The condition of being desperate, recklessness arising from despair
n.绝望,铤而走险
同义despair, discouragement反义hope形容desperate
解析:desperation来源于拉丁文de-(去掉、离开)+-sper-/-sperare(希望)+-ation(后缀),其字面含义为没有希望,即“绝望”。《绝望主妇》(Desperate Housewives)是一部很流行的美剧,也是练习英语听力和惯用法的绝佳范本。
despair表示完全绝望,含有无能为力或听天由命的意思。例如:When the bank repossessed the house, their depression turned to despair.(当银行收回房子时,他们从沮丧变成了绝望。)
discouragement是指在面对阻碍时丧失信心或勇气。例如:When I was in the discouragement over the failure of the final exam, I locked myself indoors for two days.(期末考试考砸了后,我把自己锁在屋里关了两天。)
desperation表示一种驱使人铤而走险,经常导致暴力行动的绝望。例如:They rose in desperation against the racist regime.(他们在走投无路的情况下,奋起抵抗种族主义政权。)Desperate Housewives is very popular in China.All my girlfriends and I are desperately waiting each episode.(《绝望主妇》在中国非常流行,我和我的女性朋友们都对其十分追捧。)