dejectedly
/dɪˈdʒektɪdli/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈdʒektɪdli/ (ame, ipa)
dejectedly — 副詞
1. with a discouraged manner that makes it clear the person feels let down and has
沮喪地
顯得灰心失望、沒什麼希望
with a discouraged manner that makes it clear the person feels let down and has little hope left.
Selim walked dejectedly off the court after missing the final shot.
Selim 投失最後一球後，沮喪地走下球場。
walk dejectedly off [place] after a setback
Reema folded the rejection letter and stared dejectedly at her empty desk.
Reema 折起那封拒絕信，沮喪地盯著空空的桌面。
stared dejectedly at [something] after bad news
After the coach chose another captain, Christopher sat dejectedly beside his bag.
教練選了別人當隊長後，Christopher 沮喪地坐在包包旁。
Ife answered dejectedly when her sister asked about the exam results.
妹妹問起考試成績時，Ife 沮喪地回答。
The interns watched dejectedly as the last train pulled away from the platform.
最後一班火車開走時，實習生們沮喪地看著月台。
- sadly
broader and more common; can describe general sadness without a clear setback
- gloomily
focuses more on darkness of mood or outlook than on recent disappointment
- dispiritedly
close in meaning but even more formal and slightly rarer
- despairingly
stronger; suggests near-complete loss of hope
- cheerfully
opposite emotional tone; shows energy and good spirits
- hopefully
suggests expectation of a good result instead of discouragement
文法句型
verb + dejectedly
look/speak/walk + dejectedly
用法筆記
Often used when posture, voice, or movement shows that a hope has been lost or an effort has failed. It is narrower than sadly because it usually points to discouragement after a setback rather than general sorrow.