depression

/dɪˈpreʃən/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

抑郁；抑郁症；沮丧；经济萧条；不景气

释义与例句

n. 抑郁；抑郁症；沮丧
a mental state in which someone feels very unhappy and without hope, sometimes as a medical condition requiring treatment
  1. Exercise and therapy can help some people with depression.
    运动和心理治疗可以帮助一些抑郁症患者。
  2. He sought professional help after months of depression.
    经历数月的抑郁后，他寻求了专业帮助。
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  1. The symptoms of depression vary from person to person.
    抑郁症的症状因人而异。
n. 经济萧条；不景气
a long and severe period when there is very little economic activity and high unemployment
  1. The depression caused factories to close across the region.
    经济萧条导致整个地区的工厂关闭。
  2. Unemployment rose sharply during the depression.
    经济大萧条期间，失业率急剧上升。
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  1. Economists warned that weak demand could lead to a depression.
    经济学家警告说，需求疲软可能导致经济萧条。

词源与构词

源自拉丁语 deprimere（向下压），由 de-（向下）与 premere（压）构成。

记忆钩子 depression 两大考试义项：心理上的“抑郁”和经济上的“严重萧条”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • depress 使沮丧；使萧条；压低
    depress 是动词，可指使情绪低落，也可指使价格、工资或经济活动下降。
    The constant rain began to depress her. 持续不断的雨开始让她感到沮丧。
  • depressed 抑郁的；沮丧的；萧条的
    depressed 可描述人的情绪，也可描述经济或地区长期不景气。
    He felt depressed after losing his job. 失业后，他感到很沮丧。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • recession 经济衰退
    recession 指经济活动持续下滑的衰退期；depression 指更严重、更持久的经济萧条，程度远强于 recession。
    The recession led to a fall in consumer spending. 经济衰退导致消费支出下降。
常见搭配
  • clinical depression 临床抑郁症
    Clinical depression is a treatable medical condition. 临床抑郁症是一种可以治疗的疾病。
  • suffer from depression 患有抑郁症；受抑郁困扰
    She received treatment after suffering from depression for a year. 受抑郁困扰一年后，她接受了治疗。
  • economic depression 经济萧条
    The economic depression left millions without work. 经济萧条使数百万人失业。