disappointing

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disappointing — 形容詞

  • disappointingpositive
  • more disappointingcomparative
  • most disappointingsuperlative

1. Something that is disappointing does not give you the pleasant result or experie

1.形容詞B1
釋義

令人失望

結果不如預期而讓人沮喪的

Something that is disappointing does not give you the pleasant result or experience you wanted, so you feel let down.

例句

The weather during our holiday was disappointing — it rained every single day.

我們度假時的天氣令人失望，每天都在下雨。

collocation: disappointing weather / results / news

Priya found the ending of the film disappointing because many questions had no clear answer.

Priya 覺得那部電影的結局很令人失望，因為許多問題都沒有清楚的答案。

pattern: find + noun + disappointing

常見搭配
  • disappointing result
  • disappointing performance
  • disappointing news
  • disappointing turnout
  • disappointing score
同義詞
  • unsatisfying

    focuses on a need or desire not being fulfilled; often used for meals, endings, or explanations

  • discouraging

    stronger emotional tone; suggests the result makes you want to stop trying, common in work or study feedback

  • underwhelming

    informal; describes something less exciting or impressive than expected, frequent in reviews

反義詞
  • satisfying

    meeting or exceeding expectations; gives a feeling of contentment

  • impressive

    creating admiration or respect through notably high quality or skill

文法句型

be + disappointing

find + noun + disappointing

it + be + disappointing + to-infinitive / that-clause

用法筆記

Often appears before a noun (attributive) or after a linking verb like 'be', 'seem', or 'look' (predicative). Unlike 'disappointed', which describes a person's feeling, 'disappointing' always describes the thing, event, or situation that causes the feeling.

常見錯誤

I was disappointing with my exam results.
I was disappointed with my exam results.
Use 'disappointed' when describing how a person feels; use 'disappointing' for the thing that causes the feeling.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • disappointing result
  • disappointing performance
  • disappointing news
  • disappointing weather
  • disappointing outcome
  • disappointing score
  • disappointing turnout
  • disappointing response

副詞搭配

  • deeply disappointing
  • slightly disappointing
  • somewhat disappointing
  • bitterly disappointing
  • rather disappointing

常用片語

  • it is disappointing that …
  • find something disappointing
  • prove disappointing
  • turn out to be disappointing

介系詞搭配

  • disappointing for
  • disappointing to