| 单词 | desperation |
| 释义 | desperation (once / 959 pages) n Desperation is a hopeless state. If you learned that your friend had sold her beloved shoe collection, you'd know she did it out of desperation. When you've lost hope or have run out of possible solutions to a problem, you're experiencing desperation. The word implies a reckless kind of frustration. For example, a person who hasn't eaten in three days might steal food out of desperation. The origin of the word traces back to the Latin desperare, "to lose all hope," which is formed from the prefix de-, "without," added to sperare, "hope." WORD FAMILYdesperation: desperations+/desperate: desperately, desperates, desperatest, desperation USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the Minnesota Vikings traded for Sam Bradford in September the move was one of desperation. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) A blitzing Foster pressured Browning into the desperation heave that Anderson swiped for a 17-7 halftime lead. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Eventually, in a fit of abject, sweat-drenched desperation, a solution appeared like a ray of light from heaven. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a state in which all hope is lost or absent courage born of desperation Syn|Hyper despair condition, status a state at a particular time 2n desperate recklessness it was a policy of desperation Hyper foolhardiness, rashness, recklessness the trait of giving little thought to danger |
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