wistful
英['w?s(t)f?l;-f(?)l]
美['w?stfl]
- adj. 渴望的；沉思的，默想的；引起懷念的；不滿足似的
詞態變化
副詞:?wistfully;名詞:?wistfulness;
中文詞源
wistful 傷感的
不確定詞源。可能來自不再使用的詞wistly,關注的，來自whist,安靜，見whist,惠斯特紙牌游戲，詞義受wishful影響。
英文詞源
- wistful (adj.)
- 1610s, "closely attentive," perhaps from obsolete wistly "intently" (c. 1500), of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed on the model of wishful. Middle English wistful meant "bountiful, well-supplied," from Old English wist "provisions." The meaning of "longingly pensive, musing" is by 1714. Related: Wistfully; wistfulness.
雙語例句
- 1. In old age the two men wrote each other wistful letters.
- 這兩個人晚年時互通信函，訴說懷舊感傷之情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He has a wistful look.
- 他神情沮喪。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The statue has a gentleness, an ambience, a wistful elegance.
- 那尊雕像具有一種柔和 、 一種獨特格調 、 一種憂郁沉思的雅致.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I'm not sad about it. Maybe a little wistful , I guess.
- 對這我不感到悲哀, 也許有一點悵惘.
來自英漢文學 - 廊橋遺夢
- 5. I can't help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I'm giving up.
- 我不禁對自己將要放棄的津貼感到有點兒不舍。
來自辭典例句