单词 | woebegone |
释义 | woebegone From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwoebegonewoe‧be‧gone /ˈwəʊbɪɡɒn $ ˈwoʊbɪɡɒːn, -ɡɑːn/ adjective literarySAD/UNHAPPYlooking very sad her woebegone expressionExamples from the Corpuswoebegone• the woebegone coal industry• a woebegone expression• In the bathroom, her woebegone face stared at her from the mirror.• Hepzibah looked at Carrie's woebegone face.Origin woebegone (1200-1300) woe + begone “affected” (from bego “to surround, affect” ((11-16 centuries)), from Old English began, from gan “to go”) |
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