disappointing

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ adj.
标准词条 CET-4
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令人失望的；令人扫兴的

释义与例句

adj. 令人失望的；令人扫兴的
making you feel sad or unhappy because something is not as good as you hoped or expected
  1. The exam results were disappointing for the whole class.
    考试成绩让全班都感到失望。
  2. It is disappointing that he failed to keep his promise.
    他没有遵守诺言，真让人失望。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The film had a disappointing ending.
    这部电影的结局令人失望。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 dis（否定）+ appoint（安排/任命）→ 安排落空 → 令人失望。disappointing 常修饰事物，disappointed 多修饰人。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • disappoint 使失望；使扫兴
    动词原形，dis- + appoint，原指未被任命而落空。
  • disappointment 失望；令人失望的人或事
    disappoint + -ment，既可指情绪也可指具体事物。
  • disappointed 感到失望的
    -ed 形容词，多修饰人，说明主体的感受。
同义词
  • frustrating 令人懊恼的；使人沮丧的
    disappointing 侧重期望落空；frustrating 侧重努力受阻而感到挫败。
    Waiting in the long queue was frustrating. 排长队等待让人很懊恼。
反义词
  • encouraging 令人鼓舞的
    与 disappointing 在情感色彩上完全相反。
    The early sales figures are encouraging. 早期的销售数据令人鼓舞。
常见搭配
  • a disappointing result 令人失望的结果
    The team accepted the disappointing result and moved on. 球队接受了这个令人失望的结果并继续前进。
  • deeply disappointing 非常令人失望的
    It was deeply disappointing to lose the final. 输掉决赛令人深感失望。