desperation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. countable,uncountable
    — in desperation
  2. A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope. countable,uncountable
    — The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
  3. Reckless fury. countable,uncountable
    — "The PM’s private reassurances are worthless given her track record of u-turns and her clear desperation to cling to power."
  4. Ellipsis of bladder desperation. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis,uncountable

词形变化

desperations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
semidesperation

词源

From Middle English desperacion, desperacioun, desperation, disparacion, disperacion, disperacioun, dispiracioune, dysperacioun, from Middle French desperation and its etymon Latin dēspērātiō, dēspērātiōnis. By surface analysis, desperate + -ion.
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