disappointment

英 [ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt.mənt]      美 [ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt.mənt]
  • n. 失望;沮丧
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将“disappointment”分解记忆,先记住“dis-”表示否定或相反,然后是“appoint”,想象“appoint”为“appointment”(约会),最后是“-ment”,表示行为或状态。这样就可以构建出“disappointment”是“未能实现的约会或期待”,即失望的意思。

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disappointment (n.)
1610s, "fact of disappointing;" see disappoint + -ment. Meaning "state or feeling of being disappointed" is from 1756. Meaning "a thing that disappoints" is from 1756.
1. If there was any disappointment it was probably temporary.
即便有点儿失望,也肯定是暂时的。
2. The city proved to be something of a disappointment.
结果这座城市有点儿令人失望。
3. For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.
对许多人来说,他们期盼已久的还乡之行却令他们大失所望。
4. Andy's face paled with disappointment; perhaps with anger as well.
安迪的脸色由于失望而变得苍白,也许还掺杂着气愤。
5. The resolution had been received with great disappointment within the PLO.
巴解组织内部对决议表现出极大失望。