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Desperation is a hopeless state. If you learned that your friend had sold her beloved shoe collection, you'd know she did it out of desperation.
When you've lost hope or have run out of possible solutions to a problem, you're experiencing desperation. The word implies a reckless kind of frustration. For example, a person who hasn't eaten in three days might steal food out of desperation. The origin of the word traces back to the Latin desperare, “to lose all hope,” which is formed from the prefix de-, “without,” added to sperare, “hope.”
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单词用法
词根词缀
词根: sper
=hope,表示”希望”
adj.
desperate 不顾一切的,铤而走险的;绝望的,危急的de去掉+sper希望+ate……的→去掉希望的
prosperous 兴旺的,繁荣的pro很多+sper希望+ous……的→希望很多→兴旺的
n.
asperity 粗鲁,艰苦a不+sper希望+ity表名词→不给人希望→粗鲁,暴力
desperado 暴徒,[尤指早期美国西部的]亡命之徒de去掉,无+sper希望+ado人→无希望之人
desperation 铤而走险,拼命desperate[adj.不顾一切的,铤而走险的;绝望的,危急的]+ion表名词→n.铤而走险,拼命
prosperity 繁荣,兴旺prosper繁荣+ity表名词→n.繁荣,兴旺
v.
prosper 成功,兴隆,昌盛,使成功,使昌隆,繁荣pro很多+sper希望→很多的希望→繁荣
同义词辨析
这些名词都有”绝望，沮丧”之意。
- despair： 普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。
- desperation： 语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。
- depression： 侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。
- disappointment： 多指愿望或期望的落空。
同义词
irrevocableness / irredeemability / irreparableness / incurability / irrecoverableness / irredeemableness / irreparability / irretrievability / irremediableness / irrevocability / irretrievableness
despair / discouragement / slough / despondency / depression / hopelessness / disheartenment / of
rage / fury / recklessness / madness
despairing / despondent / suicidal / inconsolable / broken-hearted