这是一个表达负面情绪反应的固定介词短语,用来引出“让某人感到失望的结果或事件”。
短语的核心是 to + 形容词性物主代词(my/his/her/our/their)或名词所有格(Tom's/Mary's) + disappointment。
"one's" 指代“感到失望的人”,明确情绪的主体。
作为评注性状语(或插入语),修饰整个句子,说明说话人对后续内容的情绪态度。通常置于句首(后接逗号),也可插入句中(前后用逗号隔开)。
1、 句首用法(最常见):
To my disappointment, the concert was canceled due to rain.
(令我失望的是,音乐会因下雨取消了。)
To her disappointment, she didn't get the job she applied for.
(令她失望的是,她没得到申请的工作。)
2、 插入句中:
The movie, to our disappointment, turned out to be very boring.
(这部电影,令我们失望的是,结果非常无聊。)
这类“to one's + 抽象名词”的短语常用来表达情绪反应,类似的还有:
to one's surprise 令某人惊讶的是
to one's joy 令某人高兴的是
to one's relief 令某人欣慰的是
to one's sadness 令某人难过的是
"to one's disappointment" 是引出失望结果的常用短语,结构固定,只需替换“one's”为具体的“某人的”,就能清晰表达“某人对某事感到失望”的情绪。
例子再巩固:
To Tom's disappointment, his favorite team lost the game.
(令汤姆失望的是,他最喜欢的球队输了比赛。)
To their disappointment, the picnic was ruined by a sudden storm.
(令他们失望的是,野餐被一场突然的暴风雨破坏了。)