despair

KK [dɪˋspɛr] /dɪˈspɛɹ/

de- 向下、除去+spair 希望→失去希望展開

de-: 字首; 向下、除去
spair: 字根; 希望

字面：失去希望

名詞

1
絕望、失望
She sank into despair after losing her job and her home.
她失去工作和住所後，陷入了絕望。
2
絕望的根源、令人頭痛的人正式
His careless handwriting was the despair of every teacher.
他潦草的字跡讓每位老師都束手無策。

動詞

1
絕望、灰心、死心
Don't despair; there are still two weeks left to prepare.
別灰心，還有兩個星期可以準備。
2
不抱希望、放棄指望常接 of
They had almost despaired of finding the missing hikers.
他們幾乎已經不抱希望能找到失蹤的登山客。

片語

1
絕望地、萬念俱灰
He threw down the letter in despair and walked out.
他絕望地扔下那封信，走了出去。