wistfully
wistfully — 副詞
1. done with a tender, sad feeling for something desired but out of reach — typical
惆悵地
帶著憂傷地回想過去
done with a tender, sad feeling for something desired but out of reach — typically a happy memory from the past that will not return.
Nila gazed wistfully at the old photographs of her childhood home.
Nila 惆悵地凝視著童年故居的老照片。
adverb before verb: gazed wistfully at
Chiara smiled wistfully as the train carried her away from the seaside town.
Chiara 惆悵地微笑，火車載著她遠離了那座海邊小鎮。
adverb after verb: smiled wistfully
Niran spoke wistfully about the family dinners they used to share every Sunday.
Niran 惆悵地談起他們過去每個週日共享的家庭聚餐。
adverb modifying verb of speech: spoke wistfully about
The old man sighed wistfully at the children playing in the rain.
那位老人惆悵地嘆了口氣，看著在雨中玩耍的孩子們。
Zayd watched wistfully as the last bus disappeared around the corner.
Zayd 惆悵地看著最後一班公車消失在轉角。
- gaze wistfully
- smile wistfully
- sigh wistfully
- speak wistfully
- watch wistfully
- look wistfully
- longingly
places more emphasis on desire than on sadness
- yearningly
stronger emotional pull, often more literary
- plaintively
carries a note of sorrow or complaint, less about fond memory
用法筆記
Commonly modifies verbs of looking (gaze, stare, watch), speaking (say, speak, talk, sigh), or smiling. The sadness is gentle, not intense grief.
常見錯誤
同根字
- wistful形容詞B2
- wistfulness名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
副詞搭配
- quite wistfully
- almost wistfully
- rather wistfully