wistfully

/ˈwɪstfəli/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɪstfəli] /ˈwɪstfəli/ (ame, ipa)

wistfully — 副詞

1. done with a tender, sad feeling for something desired but out of reach — typical

1.副詞B2
釋義

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.

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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

❌He cried wistfully at his brother's funeral.
✅He sighed wistfully, remembering their childhood summers.
💡'wistfully' describes a soft, longing sadness, not deep grief or mourning.