dejection
/dɪˈdʒekʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈdʒekʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈjek-shən dē-/ (ame, mw)
dejection — 名詞
1. a low, discouraged state in which someone feels sad after a setback and no longe
沮喪；灰心
失望後提不起勁的低落感
a low, discouraged state in which someone feels sad after a setback and no longer expects things to improve soon.
After the scholarship rejection, Anya sat in quiet dejection by the library steps.
獎學金申請被拒後，Anya 坐在圖書館台階旁，滿心沮喪。
collocation: sit in quiet dejection after bad news
Omar's voice carried clear dejection when the coach named another captain.
教練宣布由別人當隊長時，Omar 的聲音裡帶著明顯的灰心。
dejection shown through a person's voice
A look of dejection crossed Padma's face when the last bus pulled away.
最後一班公車開走時，Padma 臉上掠過一絲沮喪。
The farmers felt deep dejection after weeks of dust and another failed harvest.
連續幾週風沙不斷、收成又失敗之後，農民們感到深深的沮喪。
Christopher tried to hide his dejection after the gallery turned down his paintings.
畫廊拒收他的畫作後，Christopher 試著掩飾自己的灰心。
- discouragement
focuses more on losing confidence to continue trying than on the sadness itself
- despondency
stronger and more hopeless, often for a deeper or longer-lasting state
- sadness
broader and more everyday; does not always imply a setback or defeat
- gloom
can describe a person's mood or the atmosphere around a group or place
- hope
the expectation that things can get better, which dejection lacks
- cheerfulness
a light, positive mood rather than a dropped or defeated spirit
文法句型
sink into dejection
hide one's dejection
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and most often used after a disappointment, defeat, or rejection. Stronger and more literary than 'sadness' because it suggests a visible loss of spirit.