dejection
dejection 英 [dɪˈdʒekʃn] 美 [dɪˈdʒɛkʃən]
n. 沮丧；粪便
名词复数:dejections
- Someone overcoming the loss of a loved one might be in a state of dejection or depression for some time. It's all part of the grieving process.
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- n. 沮丧；粪便
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1. Over the past four years, I have seen his face evolve into picture of dejection.
在过去的四年多的时间里，他的面容逐渐变成一副沮丧的样子。
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2. He was in that condition, the last phase of dejection, in which sorrow no longer flows; it is coagulated, so to speak; there is something on the soul like a clot of despair.
他停留在这种状态，沮丧的最后阶段，这时痛苦已不再发生变化，可以说它已经凝固了；就象灵魂上凝聚着失望一样。
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3. As for the gentleman himself, his feelings were chiefly expressed, not by embarrassment or dejection, or by trying to avoid her, but by stiffness of manner and resentful silence.
说到那位先生本人，他可并不显得意气沮丧，也没有表现出要回避她的样子，只是气愤愤地板着脸，默然无声。
- dejection (n.) early 15c., from Old French dejection "abjection, depravity; casting down" and directly from Latin dejectionem (nominative dejectio), noun of action from past participle stem of dejicere "to cast down" (see deject).
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