world-weary

形容词 adj.
/ˈwɜːld ˌwɪəɹi/    /ˈwɝːld ˌwɪ(ə)ɹi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.
    — O here Will I ſet vp my euerlaſting reſt: And ſhake the yoke of inauſpicious ſtarres From this world-wearied fleſh: […]
  2. Bored with life.
    — In the cafés of the Boule Miche, where the decadent movements are hatched and the fledgling Verlaines come to drown their sorrows in vermouth, you may see the lacklustre visages and tumbled hair of "diabolical" poets and the world-weary figures of end-of-the-century youngsters pledging their mistresses in American grog.

词形变化

world-wearier comparative world-weariest superlative world weary alternative worldweary alternative

词汇关系

词源

From world + weary.
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