詞語：despair
despair是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
despair
[dis5pZE]
n.
絕望, 失望, 令人失望的人(事物)
vi.
絕望
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
despair
de.spair
AHD:[d1-spar「]
D.J.[di6spW*r]
K.K.[d!6spWr]
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
de.spaired， de.spair.ing， de.spairs
(1)To lose all hope:
絕望：失去全部希望：
despaired of reaching shore safely.
失去安全到達岸邊的希望
(2)To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat.
斷念：被徒勞無功或失敗打倒了
n.（名詞）
(1)Complete loss of hope.
絕望：完全失去希望
(2)One despaired of or causing despair:
使絕望者：使絕望的人或事：
unmotivated students that are the despair of their teachers.
沒有學習動力的學生被老師認為是絕望的人
語源
(1)Middle English despeiren
中古英語 despeiren
(2)from Old French desperer
源自 古法語 desperer
(3)from Latin d??r3re}
源自 拉丁語 d??r3re}
(4)d?- [de-]
d?- [前綴，表「否定，相反」]
(5)sp?3re} [to hope] * see sp?-
sp?3re} [希望] *參見 sp?-
(6)N., from Middle English despeir
名詞，源自 中古英語 despeir
(7)from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語
(8)from Old French desperer [to despair]
源自 古法語 desperer [絕望]
參考詞彙
(1)despair， hopelessness， desperation， despondency， discouragement
(2)These nouns denote loss of hope.
這些名詞都意指喪失希望。
(3)Despair and hopelessness stress the utter absence of hope and often imply a sense of powerlessness or resignation:
Despair 和 hopelessness 強調完全沒有希望，並經常暗示一種「無能的、聽任擺佈」的意思：
When the bank repossessed the house, their depression turned to despair.
當銀行收回房子時，他們的沮喪變成了絕望。
A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the refugee camp.
絕望的情緒籠罩著難民營。
(4)Desperation is despair that drives a person to take risky, often reckless action:
Desperation 是一種驅使人冒險，經常是暴力行動的絕望：
「The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation」 (Henry David Thoreau).
「男人們在沉靜的絕望中生活」 （亨利·大衛·梭羅）。
(5)Despondency emphasizes depression of spirit resulting from cessation of hope and a belief that continued efforts will fail:
Despondency 強調由希望的中止以及一種繼續努力，也會徒勞無功的信念導致的精神沮喪：
Her despondency arises from her inability to find employment.
她之所以意志消沉是因為她無法找到工作。
(6)Discouragement denotes loss of confidence or courage in the face of obstacles but is the weakest of these terms:
Discouragement 是指在面對阻礙時喪失信心或勇氣，但在這些詞中，它「失望」的程度是最輕的：
The farmer experienced moments of discouragement over the failure of his crops.
農夫經受了片刻的對農作物歉收的痛苦
現代英漢詞典
despair
[dIs5peE(r)]
n.
(1)失望；絕望
(2)令人失望的人或物
He is the despair of all other pianists.
他使其他所有的鋼琴家都感到失望。
詞性變化
despair
vi.
（常與of連用）絕望；失望
I despair of ever seeing my daughter again.
再也見不到我女兒了，我很失望。
現代英漢綜合大辭典
despair
[dis5pZE]
n.
(1)絕望, 失望, 悲觀
(2)令人失望的人[事物]
(3)望塵莫及的人[事物]
This boy is his mother's despair.
這個男孩使他媽絕望了。
He gave up the attempt in despair.
他失望地放棄嘗試。
He is my despair.
他是我萬萬趕不上的。
詞性變化
despair
[dis5pZE]
vi.
絕望, 喪失信心, 斷念(of)
They despaired of winning the game.
他們不抱比賽得勝的希望。
Never despair of success!
不要喪失(獲得成功的)信心。
繼承用法
despairer
n.
despairful
adj.
despairfully
adv.
despairfulness
n.
習慣用語
abandon oneself to despair
只會悲觀失望
give oneself up to despair
只會悲觀失望
(be) the despair of
令...毫無辦法的人[物]; 令...望塵莫及的人[物]
drive sb. to despair
使某人陷於失望, 逼得某人走投無路
fall into despair
陷入絕望
in despair
絕望地
out of despair
出於絕望
the despair of my life
使我感到毫無辦法的人[事]
yield todespair
斷念; 絕望
give way todespair
斷念; 絕望
D-gives courage to a coward.
[諺]狗急跳牆, 人急造反。
despair of
對...感到絕望, 放棄...的希望
用法詞典
despair
de- 失出 + spair[來自拉丁詞] spirare呼吸
英文相關詞典
despair
give updesirehope
[七國語言]英漢公共大詞典
despair
絕望;失望
美國傳統詞典
despair
de.spair
AHD:[d1-spar「]
D.J.[di6spW*r]
K.K.[d!6spWr]
v.intr.
de.spaired, de.spair.ing, de.spairs
(1)To lose all hope:
despaired of reaching shore safely.
(2)To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat.
n.
(1)Complete loss of hope.
(2)One despaired of or causing despair:
unmotivated students that are the despair of their teachers.
語源
(1)Middle English despeiren
(2)from Old French desperer
(3)from Latin d??r3re}
(4)d?- [de-]
(5)sp?3re} [to hope] * see sp?-
(6)N., from Middle English despeir
(7)from Anglo-Norman
(8)from Old French desperer [to despair]
參考詞彙
(1)despair, hopelessness, desperation, despondency, discouragement
(2)These nouns denote loss of hope.
(3)Despair and hopelessness stress the utter absence of hope and often imply a sense of powerlessness or resignation:
When the bank repossessed the house, their depression turned to despair.
A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the refugee camp.
(4)Desperation is despair that drives a person to take risky, often reckless action:
「The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation」 (Henry David Thoreau).
(5)Despondency emphasizes depression of spirit resulting from cessation of hope and a belief that continued efforts will fail:
Her despondency arises from her inability to find employment.
(6)Discouragement denotes loss of confidence or courage in the face of obstacles but is the weakest of these terms:
The farmer experienced moments of discouragement over the failure of his crops.
英漢化學大詞典
despair
n.絕望;vt.絕望
英漢計算機大詞典
despair
n.絕望;vt.絕望
英漢心理學大詞典
despair
失望
英漢醫學大詞典
despair
n.失望