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单词 wistful
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wistful

adjective
/ˈwɪstfl/
/ˈwɪstfl/
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  1. thinking sadly about something that you would like to have, especially something in the past that you can no longer have
    • a wistful smile
    • There was something rather wistful about the sad little tune.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWistful is used with these nouns:
    • expression
    • longing
    • nostalgia
    See full entry
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: apparently from obsolete wistly ‘intently’, influenced by wishful.
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