"be despondent about sth." 表示对某件事感到深度沮丧、绝望或心灰意冷。
其中,形容词 despondent 强调"失去希望的沮丧",程度比普通的"sad(难过)"或"upset(烦躁)"更重,常伴随"对结果无力改变"的挫败感。
主语 + be动词(根据时态/人称变化) + despondent about + 宾语(名词/代词/动名词/宾语从句)
介词搭配:核心用 about,也可替换为 over(更强调"因…而沮丧",较口语化);
宾语类型:
名词/代词:直接接具体的"事/物";
动名词(doing):接"动作/行为";
宾语从句:接"事情的结果/过程"(常用how/what等引导)。
1、 现在时(描述当前状态):
I am despondent about the rising cost of living.(我对不断上涨的生活成本感到沮丧。)
She is despondent about not getting into her dream university.(她因没考上理想大学而心灰意冷。)
2、 过去时(描述过去的情绪):
He was despondent about losing his job after 10 years.(他在工作10年后失业,对此感到绝望。)
They were despondent about the team's defeat in the final.(他们对球队在决赛中的失利感到沮丧。)
3、 现在完成时(描述持续的情绪):
We have been despondent about the project's delays for months.(几个月来,我们一直因项目延期而沮丧。)
4、 接动名词/从句:
She's despondent about failing the exam again.(她因再次考试不及格而绝望。)
He's despondent about how his business turned out this year.(他对今年生意的结果感到心灰意冷。)
be sad about:程度最轻,仅表示"难过"(如:I'm sad about missing the party. 我因错过派对而难过。);
be upset about:侧重"烦躁、气恼"(因小事或意外)(如:He's upset about the traffic jam. 他因堵车而烦躁。);
be depressed about:程度最重,常指"长期的抑郁"(可能有临床意义)(如:She's depressed about her chronic illness. 她因慢性病而抑郁。);
be despondent about:介于"sad"和"depressed"之间,强调"失去希望的沮丧"(因无法改变的负面结果)。
"be despondent about sth." 是表达"对某件具体的负面事件感到深度沮丧"的常用短语,核心是"失去希望"的情绪,用法上注意介词搭配和宾语的多样性,适合描述挫折、失败、未实现的期望等场景。