| 单词 | despondent |
| 释义 | despondent (once / 2628 pages) adj If you are despondent, you are discouraged, very sad, and without hope. If you are depressed, you might describe your mood as despondent. This adjective is often followed by over or about: He was despondent over the loss of his job. If you want a noun, use the words despondency or despondence. The adjective despondent is from Latin despondens, from despondere "to lose courage, give up," from the prefix de- "from" plus spondere "to promise." The Latin words originally referred to promising a woman in marriage. WORD FAMILYdespondent: despondently+/despond: desponded, despondence, despondency, despondent, desponding, desponds/despondence: despondences/despondency: despondencies USAGE EXAMPLESBut as they settled in a new country, he struggled to find work and grew despondent. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Or was she despondent and ready to commit suicide? Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Yes, he was despondent on the bench and contrite in the locker room. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) adj without or almost without hope despondent about his failure Syn heartsick hopeless without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success |
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