记忆方法
将“depression”拆分为两部分：“de”和“pression”。想象“de”表示“去除”或“减去”，而“pression”像压在身上的重压。整体联想为“压在心中的重压”，代表情绪上的低落和压抑，这样可以帮助记忆“depression”这个词的含义。
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词族 · depression
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英语词源
- depression (n.)
- late 14c. as a term in astronomy, from Old French depression (14c.) or directly from Latin depressionem (nominative depressio), noun of action from past participle stem of deprimere "to press down, depress" (see depress).
Attested from 1650s in the literal sense; meaning "dejection, depression of spirits" is from early 15c. (as a clinical term in psychology, from 1905); meteorological sense is from 1881 (in reference to barometric pressure); meaning "a lowering or reduction in economic activity" was in use by 1826; given a specific application (with capital D-) by 1934 to the one that began worldwide in 1929. For "melancholy, depression" an Old English word was grevoushede.
权威例句
- 1. The movie sees Burton psychoanalysing Firth to cure him of his depression.
- 在电影中伯顿对弗思进行了精神分析，想要治愈他的抑郁症。
- 2. Depression lowers the human ability to cope with disease.
- 抑郁症会降低人体对疾病的抵抗力。
- 3. Lack of exercise can lead to feelings of depression and exhaustion.
- 缺乏锻炼会导致抑郁和疲劳。
- 4. Depression is the third thing that works to my patients' disadvantage.
- 抑郁是威胁我的病人健康的第三大杀手。
- 5. She continued to have severe stomach cramps, aches, fatigue, and depression.
- 她仍然患有严重的胃痉挛，感觉疼痛、疲乏、抑郁。
词语辨析
【disappointment, despair, desperation, depression】
这组词都有“绝望、沮丧”的意思，其区别是：
disappointment: 多指愿望或期望的落空。
despair: 普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。
desperation: 语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。
depression: 侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。
这组词都有“绝望、沮丧”的意思，其区别是：
disappointment: 多指愿望或期望的落空。
despair: 普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。
desperation: 语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。
depression: 侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。