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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries沮丧的
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jǔ sàng de
"听到这个坏消息后，他显得很沮丧。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Feeling discouraged, dejected, or lacking in confidence and hope.
"She felt rather downhearted after receiving the rejection letter from her dream university." - 2
Depressed in spirits or morale, typically as a result of a setback or failure.
"The team was understandably downhearted following their narrow defeat in the championship."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adverb 'down' (meaning low in spirits) and the participle of 'heart', tracing back to Middle English concepts where emotional state was viewed as residing in the heart. It has been used since the 16th century to describe discouragement and dejection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Downhearted" is said worldwide
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découragé
Transliteration: de-koo-ra-zhe
"Il était découragé par les récents événements."
mutlos
Transliteration: moot-lohs
"Lass dich von diesem Rückschlag nicht mutlos machen."
scoraggiato
Transliteration: sko-rad-ja-to
"Non ti sentite scoraggiati per il risultato."
desanimado
Transliteration: de-sa-ni-ma-do
"Estaba muy desanimado después de perder el partido."
desanimado
Transliteration: de-za-ni-ma-du
"Ele ficou desanimado com a notícia."
हतोत्साहित
Transliteration: hatotsahit
Script: हтоत्साहित
"परीक्षा में कम अंक आने से वह हतोत्साहित हो गया था।"
沮丧的
Transliteration: jǔ sàng de
"听到这个坏消息后，他显得很沮丧。"
낙담한
Transliteration: nak-dam-han
"그는 시험 불합격 소식에 크게 낙담했다."
落胆した
Transliteration: rakutan shita
"彼はその失敗によってすっかり落胆していた。"
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