单词发音
- 英式发音：[dɪˈspeə(r)]
- 美式发音：[dɪˈsper]
分析词义
- despair 是一个名词，表示“绝望”或“失去希望”。它也可以用作动词，意思是“对…感到绝望”。
列举例句
- 场景一：在考试失败后，他陷入了绝望。
- 英文：After failing the exam, he fell into despair.
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中文：考试失败后，他陷入了绝望。
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场景二：面对困难，她没有表现出任何绝望。
- 英文：Facing difficulties, she showed no despair.
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中文：面对困难，她没有表现出任何绝望。
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场景三：他的健康状况让全家人都感到绝望。
- 英文：His health condition made the whole family despair.
- 中文：他的健康状况让全家人都感到绝望。
词根分析
- 词根：de- (down) + -spair (古法语，表示 hope)
- 衍生词：无直接衍生词，但相关词汇有 dispair（同义词）
词缀分析
- 前缀：de- (表示 down 或 away)
- 相同前缀的单词：demolish (拆除), decrease (减少)
发展历史和文化背景
- 造词来源：来自中古英语 "despaire"，源自古法语 "despaer"，其中 "de-" 表示 "away from"，而 "-spair" 来自拉丁语 "sperare"，意为 "to hope"。
- 文化内涵：在欧美文化中，绝望常被视为一种负面情绪，与失败、失望和无力感相关联。文学作品中常用来描绘人物的内心挣扎和情感深度。
单词变形
- 名词：despair (绝望)
- 动词：despair (对...感到绝望)
- 固定搭配：in despair (处于绝望中), beyond despair (超出绝望的范围)
记忆辅助
- 记忆技巧：可以将 "despair" 联想为 "no hope left"（没有希望了），帮助记住其含义。
小故事
John stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the raging sea below. The waves crashed violently against the rocks, mirroring the tempest in his heart. He had lost everything he held dear - his job, his friends, and now, it seemed, even the will to live. Overwhelmed by a sense of despair, he felt as though he were sinking into an abyss with no bottom in sight. But just as he was about to give up, a voice inside him whispered, "Hold on." It was a small spark in the darkness, but enough to keep him from plunging into the depths.