desperate
英 ['desp(?)r?t]
美 ['d?sp?r?t]
助記提示
1. de- "without" + sper- "hope" + -ate (形容詞后綴) => 字面含義：without hope, lose all hope. => 既然沒有希望了，當然就絕望了。
2. 看過美劇《絕望的主婦》（Desperate Housewives）的人，肯定很容易記住這個單詞，該劇曾是全球收視率最高的電視劇，曾多次奪得美國單周收視排行榜冠軍，并橫掃美國各大頒獎典禮上的多個獎項。推薦沒看過該劇的朋友們去看一看。
中文詞源
desperate 絕望的，鋌而走險的來自despair, 絕望。
英文詞源
- desperate (adj.)
- early 15c., "despairing, hopeless," from Latin desperatus "given up, despaired of," past participle of desperare (see despair (v.)). Sense of "driven to recklessness" is from late 15c.; weakened sense of "having a great desire for" is from 1950s. Related: Desperately.
雙語例句
- 1. Car firms are desperate to achieve economies of scale.
- 汽車廠商拼命想要實現規模經濟。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They admit they are now desperate for a lucky break.
- 他們承認現在急盼幸運之神的降臨。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The company'sclosure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.
- 該公司的倒閉讓很多小商人陷入了經濟困境。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house.
- 焦急萬分的鮑勃和漢斯把整座房子找了個遍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.
- 他負債累累，走投無路。
來自柯林斯例句