depression

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature. uncountable,usually
    — I used to suffer from depression, but now I'm mostly content with my life.
  2. A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide. countable
    — […] your illness reflects the textbook description of bipolar disorder (euphoric, grandiose, manic highs followed by deep depressions,[…]
  3. An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings. countable,uncountable
    — It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
  4. An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes. countable,uncountable
  5. A period of major economic contraction. countable,uncountable
  6. A period of major economic contraction.; Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth (for example, this operational definition is used by the US NBER and many other writers). countable,uncountable
    — The Great Depression was the worst financial event in US history.
  7. The act of lowering or pressing something down. countable,uncountable
    — Depression of the lever starts the machine.
  8. A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation. countable,uncountable

词形变化

depressions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
angle of depression anti-depression antidepression anxiodepression anxio-depression cardiodepression clinical depression cryptodepression depressional depressionary depressionism depressionist depressionless depressionlike dextrodepression double depression freezing-point depression immunodepression inbreeding depression infranasal depression laevodepression manic-depression manic depression microdepression neurodepression nondepression phagodepression post-con depression postdepression postnatal depression post-natal depression postpartum depression post-partum depression pre-depression pseudodepression retarded depression seasonal depression social depression summer depression tropical depression Trumpression undepression vasodepression winter depression
相关词
depress depressant depressed depressing depressive downturn

词源

From Middle English depression, depressioun, from Old French depression, from Latin dēpressiō. Equivalent to depress + -ion.
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