Disappointment 用法及短语详解

1. 单词释义

Disappointment（名词）表示“失望；扫兴；令人失望的人或事”。它来源于动词 disappoint，指因期望落空而产生的负面情绪。

2. 基本用法

Disappointment 是不可数名词，但当指具体某件令人失望的事物时，可作可数名词使用。

• His disappointment was obvious.（他的失望显而易见。）
• The movie was a big disappointment.（这部电影令人非常失望。）

3. 常见短语搭配

• a sense of disappointment — 一种失望感
• deep/bitter disappointment — 深深的/强烈的失望
• to one's disappointment — 令某人失望的是
• express/show disappointment — 表达/表现出失望
• cause disappointment — 引起失望
• hide/conceal disappointment — 隐藏失望

4. 实用例句

1. To my disappointment, the concert was canceled.
2. She tried to hide her disappointment when she didn’t get the job.
3. The team’s loss was a huge disappointment for the fans.
4. He looked at me with disappointment in his eyes.

5. 小贴士

注意区分 disappointment（名词）与 disappointed（形容词，修饰人）和 disappointing（形容词，修饰事物）：

• I was disappointed by the results.（我对结果感到失望。）
• The results were disappointing.（结果令人失望。）