中英词典:wistful
形容词
1. 渴望的;伤感的
中文翻译:渴望的;伤感的
例句:
1. She had a wistful look in her eyes as she watched the sunset.(她看着夕阳时眼神中带着渴望的表情。)
2. He gave a wistful smile and said goodbye.(他浅浅地笑了笑,说了声再见。)
3. The old man had a wistful expression when he talked about his youth.(老人在谈论他的青春时流露出一种伤感的表情。)
2. 思念的;留恋的
中文翻译:思念的;留恋的
例句:
1. She stared at the old photograph with a wistful expression.(她用一种思念的表情盯着那张旧照片。)
2. The wistful melody brought back memories of their time together.(那首留恋的旋律唤起了他们在一起的回忆。)
3. He spoke wistfully of his childhood home.(他怀念地谈起他的童年家园。)
名词
1. 渴望;思念
中文翻译:渴望;思念
例句:
1. The photograph evoked a sense of wistfulness for the past.(这张照片唤起了对过去的思念之情。)
2. He couldn't help but feel a wistfulness for the life he had left behind.(他情不自禁地对他离开的生活感到了思念。)
3. The wistfulness in her voice was evident as she spoke about her lost love.(她谈到失去的爱情时,声音中的思念之情显而易见。)
2. 渴望的事物;留恋的事物
中文翻译:渴望的事物;留恋的事物
例句:
1. The abandoned house was a wistful reminder of a bygone era.(那座废弃的房子让人怀念已逝的时代。)
2. The old bookshop held a certain wistfulness for those who loved browsing its shelves.(那家旧书店对于喜欢逛书架的人来说有一种特殊的留恋之情。)
3. The wistful longing for simpler times was palpable in the air.(对更简单时光的渴望在空气中弥漫开来。)
词语辨析
1. wistful vs. longing
wistful强调了对过去的渴望和对未来的留恋,通常带有一种伤感的情绪。longing强调了对某事或某人的强烈渴望和思念,更加强调情感上的迫切性。
例句:
1. She had a wistful look in her eyes as she thought about her childhood.(回忆起她的童年,她眼中流露出一种渴望的表情。)
2. He felt a deep longing for his lost love.(他对失去的爱情充满了强烈的渴望。)
2. wistful vs. nostalgic
wistful强调了对过去的渴望和思念,带有一种留恋的情感。nostalgic强调了对过去时光的怀旧和对美好回忆的渴望。
例句:
1. She looked wistful as she flipped through the old photo album.(翻看旧照片集时,她流露出一种留恋的表情。)
2. The nostalgic feeling of walking through her childhood neighborhood overwhelmed her.(走在她的童年街区,怀旧的情绪涌上心头。)
词汇扩充
其他形容词:yearning(渴望的)、longing(思念的)、nostalgic(怀旧的)、desirous(渴望的)、yearning(渴望的)
其他名词:longing(渴望)、desire(渴望)、yearning(向往)
近义词
desirous、longing、nostalgic、yearning
反义词
contented、satisfied、fulfilled
柯林斯词典
wistful (adjective)
1. If you describe someone as wistful, you mean that they seem rather sad because they are thinking about something that is impossible or in the past.
2. A wistful expression or voice shows that someone is thinking about something and feeling rather sad.
来源:https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/wistful
牛津词典
wistful (adjective)
1. Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
2. (of a person's expression or voice) showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
来源:https://www.lexico.com/definition/wistful
用法
1. She looked wistful as she watched the happy couple walk by.(她看着那对快乐的夫妇走过时,流露出一种渴望的表情。)
2. His wistful smile revealed his longing for the past.(他的渴望的笑容透露出他对过去的思念。)
3. The wistfulness in her voice was evident as she sang the melancholic song.(她唱那首忧郁的歌时声音中的思念之情显而易见。)
4. The old photograph filled her with wistful memories of her childhood.(那张旧照片让她充满了对童年的思念。)
5. He spoke wistfully of the adventures he had in his youth.(他怀念地谈起他年轻时的冒险经历。)
中英双语对照例句
- She had a wistful look in her eyes as she watched the sunset.(她看着夕阳时眼神中带着渴望的表情。)
- He gave a wistful smile and said goodbye.(他浅浅地笑了笑,说了声再见。)
- The old man had a wistful expression when he talked about his youth.(老人在谈论他的青春时流露出一种伤感的表情。)
- She stared at the old photograph with a wistful expression.(她用一种思念的表情盯着那张旧照片。)
- The wistful melody brought back memories of their time together.(那首留恋的旋律唤起了他们在一起的回忆。)
- He spoke wistfully of his childhood home.(他怀念地谈起他的童年家园。)
- The photograph evoked a sense of wistfulness for the past.(这张照片唤起了对过去的思念之情。)
- He couldn't help but feel a wistfulness for the life he had left behind.(他情不自禁地对他离开的生活感到了思念。)
- The wistfulness in her voice was evident as she spoke about her lost love.(她谈到失去的爱情时,声音中的思念之情显而易见。)
- The abandoned house was a wistful reminder of a bygone era.(那座废弃的房子让人怀念已逝的时代。)
- The old bookshop held a certain wistfulness for those who loved browsing its shelves.(那家旧书店对于喜欢逛书架的人来说有一种特殊的留恋之情。)
- The wistful longing for simpler times was palpable in the air.(对更简单时光的渴望在空气中弥漫开来。)
- She had a wistful look in her eyes as she thought about her childhood.(回忆起她的童年,她眼中流露出一种渴望的表情。)
- He felt a deep longing for his lost love.(他对失去的爱情充满了强烈的渴望。)
- She looked wistful as she flipped through the old photo album.(翻看旧照片集时,她流露出一种留恋的表情。)
- The nostalgic feeling of walking through her childhood neighborhood overwhelmed her.(走在她的童年街区,怀旧的情绪涌上心头。)
- His wistful smile revealed his longing for the past.(他的渴望的笑容透露出他对过去的思念。)
- The wistfulness in her voice was evident as she sang the melancholic song.(她唱那首忧郁的歌时声音中的思念之情显而易见。)
- The old photograph filled her with wistful memories of her childhood.(那张旧照片让她充满了对童年的思念。)
- He spoke wistfully of the adventures he had in his youth.(他怀念地谈起他年轻时的冒险经历。)