heartsick

/ˈhɑːtsɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɑːrtsɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhärt-ˌsik/ (ame, mw)

heartsick — 形容詞

  • heartsickpositive
  • more heartsickcomparative
  • most heartsicksuperlative

1. feeling such intense unhappiness or emotional pain that it overwhelms you, usual

1.形容詞B2
釋義

心碎的

因失去或傷心而深感悲痛

feeling such intense unhappiness or emotional pain that it overwhelms you, usually because of losing a loved one, being separated from someone important, or experiencing a deep disappointment.

例句

After her grandfather passed away, Mei-Lin felt heartsick for months and could barely eat.

祖父過世後，Mei-Lin 心碎了幾個月，幾乎吃不下東西。

heartsick + for + duration (for months)

Standing heartsick by the window, Ingrid read Henrik's final letter one last time.

Ingrid 心碎地站在窗邊，最後一次讀著 Henrik 的信。

standing heartsick — participle + adjective phrase

同義詞
  • heartbroken

    very similar in meaning but more common in everyday speech; heartsick has a slightly more literary or formal tone

  • devastated

    emphasizes the destructive emotional impact; stronger than heartsick

  • grief-stricken

    specifically tied to grief from a death or major loss; more intense

  • despondent

    focuses on hopelessness and lack of spirit; heartsick has a more emotional, less cognitive feel

反義詞
  • overjoyed

    expressing extreme happiness, the opposite of deep sorrow

  • elated

    describes high spirits and joy; contrasts with the heaviness of heartsick

文法句型

be heartsick

feel heartsick

become heartsick

heartsick + over/at/about + cause

用法筆記

Typically used as a predicate adjective after feel, be, or become. Common prepositions that follow heartsick include over, at, and about, which introduce the cause of the sadness. Less commonly found before a noun as an attributive adjective (e.g., a heartsick mother).

常見錯誤

❌I am heartsick of this rainy weather.
✅I am heartsick over the loss of my dog.
💡heartsick describes deep grief or emotional pain, not everyday annoyance or frustration.
❌She was heartsick with the exam result.
✅She was heartsick about the exam result.
💡the preposition about (or over/at) is used for the cause, not with.