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  4. depressing

depressing

/dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/
令人沮丧的

The weather is so depressing today.

今天的天气真让人沮丧。


neutral

使人感到沮丧、压抑或悲伤的

The news about the economic crisis was depressing.

关于经济危机的新闻让人感到沮丧。

Living in a small, dark apartment can be depressing.

住在狭小阴暗的公寓里会让人感到压抑。

常用于描述天气、环境、情绪或事件给人带来的消极感受。

搭配

depressing weather阴郁的天气feel depressing感到沮丧a depressing atmosphere压抑的氛围

同义词

gloomydrearysaddeningoppressive

反义词

cheerfulupliftingencouraging

相关短语

depressing news短语
令人沮丧的消息
depressing thoughts短语
消极的想法

专业提示

区分 depressing 与 depressed

depressing 是「令人感到沮丧的」(描述事物),而 depressed 是「感到沮丧的」(描述人的状态)。例如:The movie was depressing(电影很压抑),但 I felt depressed after the movie(看完电影后我感到沮丧)。

黄金法则

用法场景

depressing 多用于描述外部环境或事物,而非直接描述人的情绪状态。若要表达「感到沮丧」,应使用 feel depressed 或 be depressed。

词源

来自拉丁语 depressus(压下),由 de-(向下)+ premere(压)构成。14世纪进入英语,最初用于医学描述情绪低落,后扩展为泛指让人感到消极的事物。

用法说明

作形容词时,通常用于描述天气、环境、情绪或事件。注意与动词 depress(使沮丧)的区别。

单词拆解

depress
使沮丧、压抑
root
+
-ing
形容词后缀,表示「...的」
suffix
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