[fə'lɔːn][fər'lɔːrn]
  • adj. 孤独的;凄凉的;渺茫的
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    for-,完全的。lorn,失去,词源同lose.原义为毁坏的,完全丧失的。绝望义来自英语短语forlorn hope(1570s),完全失去希望的,而hope实则为荷兰语hoop的讹误,军队,部队,词源同英语词heap.类似于日本的敢死队,通常带有自杀式使命。类似演变参照humble pie.
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 孤苦伶仃的,孤苦无依的
      2. 空旷凄惶的(地方)
      3. [ before noun ] 难以实现的;不大可能成功的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 孤苦伶仃的,孤苦无依的

      She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop.

      她站在公共汽车站,看上去孤苦伶仃。

    2. 空旷凄惶的(地方)

      This forlorn industrial town has very high unemployment.

      在这座空旷凄惶的工业小镇上失业率非常高。

    3. [ before noun ] 难以实现的;不大可能成功的

      Their only hope now is that the outside world will intervene but it is an increasingly forlorn hope.

      他们现在唯一的希望是外界会介入,但是这一希望也越来越渺茫。

      She appeared on daytime TV in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence.

      她在日间电视节目中露面,枉然地想说服公众相信她的清白。

    小知识

    Sniff, sniff, boo-hoo… use the adjective forlorn to express loneliness and feeling left out.

    When someone is forlorn it means that they not only feel miserable but simultaneously desolate because they also believe they are alone. Forlorn is a very old word in English, and in fact it comes from the Old English word forlesen and means “to lose completely.” Synonyms for forlorn all have fairly sad meanings: disconsolate, pessimistic, despairing, despondent, abandoned, depressed, desperate.

    实用短语

    1. forlorn hope

      敢死队,孤注一掷的,希望渺茫

    2. forlorn hall

      绝望殿堂,望殿堂,凄凉大厅

    3. a forlorn hope

      极小的希望

    4. the forlorn watchman

      被遗弃的船长

    5. forlorn cathedral

      遗弃教堂

    6. forlorn element

      孤独成分

    7. forlorn woods

      绝望之林,希望断绝之林

    8. forlorn farm

      孤寂农场

    常用短语

    1. forlorn hope

      n. 敢死队;孤注一掷的

    单词用法

    词组短语
    forlorn.hope n.敢死队;孤注一掷的;

    同义词

    adj.绝望的;被遗弃的

    abandoned  /  miserable  /  defenseless  /  deserted  /  despondent  /  hopeless  /  forsaken  /  desperate  /  helpless

    其他释义

    defenseless  /  cheerless  /  melancholy  /  lone  /  abandoned  /  friendless  /  lonely  /  outcast  /  deserted  /  hopeless  /  miserable  /  accursed  /  black  /  despondent  /  wretched  /  helpless  /  forsaken  /  comfortless  /  desperate  /  sad

    同根词

    词根:forlorn

    adv.

    forlornly可怜地;孤苦伶仃地;没希望地;渺茫地