136 depressed

英音[di'prest];美音[di'prɛst]

Lower than previously, low in spirits

adj.精神不振的,忧伤的,消沉的,沮丧的

同义sad, sorrowful反义excited名词depression

解析:depressed来源于拉丁文de-(向下)+-press-(压、按)+-ed(后缀),其字面意思为向下压制的。被人压制自然会令人“忧伤、沮丧”。

●sad, sorrowful与depressed都含有“悲伤的,沮丧的”意思。

sad是常用词,一般指十分强烈地悲愁或难过。例如:She is still very sad over the death of her mother.(她对妈妈的死至今仍感到悲伤不已。)

sorrowful指由于某个特定的或特殊的损失或失望而引起的悲伤。例如:It was a sorrowful day for everybody.(对所有人来说,这都是个悲伤的日子。)

depressed指因疲劳、失望等导致的情绪低落,或事物发展过程中出现的萎靡不振。例如:In the time of the Great Depression in America, there is a popular nursery rhyme saying“Mellon pulled the whistle.Hoover rang the bell.Wall Street gave the signal and the country went to hell.”(美国经济大萧条时期流行着这样一首儿歌:“梅隆拉响汽笛,胡佛敲起钟。华尔街发出信号,美国往地狱里冲!”)