| 释义 |
View usage for: (wɪstfʊl) adjectiveSomeone who is wistful is rather sad because they want something and know that they cannot have it. I can't help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I'm giving up. [+ about] He has a wistful look. Synonyms: melancholy, longing, dreaming, sad More Synonyms of wistful wistfully graded adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, also ADVERB adjective] 'I wish I had a little brother,' said Daphne wistfully. wistfulness uncountable noun I sensed her wistfulness when she talked about vacations her relatives took. wistful in British English (ˈwɪstfʊl) adjectivesadly pensive, esp about something yearned for Derived forms wistfully (ˈwistfully) adverb wistfulness (ˈwistfulness) noun wistful in American English (ˈwɪstfəl) adjective showing or expressing vague yearnings; longing pensively Derived forms wistfully (ˈwistfully) adverb wistfulness (ˈwistfulness) noun Word origin altered (modeled on wishful) < earlier wistly, attentive Examples of 'wistful' in a sentencewistful In other languageswistful British English: wistful ADJECTIVE Someone who is wistful is rather sad because they want something and know that they cannot have it. I can't help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I'm giving up. - American English: wistful
- Brazilian Portuguese: melancólico
- Chinese: 依依不舍的
- European Spanish: nostálgico
- French: mélancolique
- German: wehmütig
- Italian: malinconico
- Japanese: やるせない
- Korean: 동경하는
- European Portuguese: melancólico
- Latin American Spanish: nostálgico
Chinese translation of 'wistful'Definition sadly wishing for something lost or unobtainable There was a wistful look in his eyes when he spoke of his childhood. Synonyms dreaming musing yearning forlorn Additional synonymsDefinition of or given to contemplation He is a quiet, contemplative sort of chap. Synonyms thoughtful, reflective, introspective, rapt, meditative, pensive, ruminative, in a brown study, intent, musing, deep or lost in thought Definition sad beyond comfort He was looking increasingly disconsolate. Synonyms sad, low, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, forlorn, woeful, dejected, wretched, down in the dumps (informal) Definition vague or impractical His face assumed a dreamy expression. Synonyms vague, abstracted, absent, musing, preoccupied, daydreaming, faraway, pensive, in a reverie, with your head in the clouds - wishy-washy
- wisp
- wispy
- wistful
- wit
- witch
- witch doctor
Additional synonymsDefinition having or showing desire The dog cast longing looks at the food on the table. Synonyms yearning, anxious, eager, burning, hungry, pining, craving, languishing, ardent, avid, wishful, wistful, desirousMusic can induce a meditative state in the listener. Synonyms reflective, thoughtful, contemplative, studious, pensive, deliberative, ruminative, cogitative Definition feeling or expressing grief and sadness He looked mournful, even near to tears. Synonyms dismal, sad, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, grieving, melancholy, sombre, heartbroken, desolate, woeful, rueful, heavy, downcast, grief-stricken, lugubrious, disconsolate, joyless, funereal, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, brokenheartedDefinition deeply thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness She looked suddenly sombre and pensive. Synonyms thoughtful, serious, sad, blue (informal), grave, sober, musing, preoccupied, melancholy, solemn, reflective, dreamy, wistful, mournful, contemplative, meditative, sorrowful, ruminative, in a brown study (informal), cogitative Definition characterized by quiet thought or contemplation Marek is a quiet, reflective man. Synonyms thoughtful, contemplative, meditative, pensive, reasoning, pondering, deliberative, ruminative, cogitating Definition feeling sorrow The loss left me feeling sad and empty. Synonyms unhappy, down, low, blue, depressed, gloomy, grieved, dismal, melancholy, sombre, glum, wistful, mournful, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, tearful, lugubrious, pensive, disconsolate, doleful, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, lachrymose, woebegone, down in the mouth (informal), low-spirited, triste (archaic), sick at heart Definition quiet, serious, and deep in thought He was looking very thoughtful. Synonyms reflective, pensive, contemplative, meditative, thinking, serious, musing, wistful, introspective, rapt, studious, lost in thought, deliberative, ruminative, in a brown study |