| 单词 | disappointed |
| 释义 | disappointed (once / 226 pages) adj Disappointed means discouraged or sad because what you hoped for didn't happen. If you write a fan letter to your favorite actress hoping for a personal reply, you're likely to be disappointed. The original French root of disappointed is desappointer, which has one meaning that's basically "to fail to keep an appointment." So you might imagine the word disappointed like this: you made an appointment with a friend, but he blew it off. What could leave you more disappointed than that? WORD FAMILYdisappointed: disappointedly+/disappoint: disappointed, disappointing, disappointment, disappoints/disappointing: disappointingly/disappointment: disappointments USAGE EXAMPLES“Shocked, stunned and wildly disappointed,” said Patrick Nolan of Arlington. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) You are disappointed and you want to bounce back. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) He remained disappointed Sunday that the Titans missed the playoffs, done in by a 2-4 record inside the AFC South. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) adj disappointingly unsuccessful disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions Syn defeated, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted unsuccessful not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome |
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