despair英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency. countable,uncountable

— He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive.
That which causes despair. countable,uncountable
That which is despaired of. countable,uncountable

动词 v.

To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of. obsolete,transitive

— I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
To cause to despair. transitive

— Thinking of what I was despairing about despaired me further
To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. intransitive

— We despaired even of life.

词形变化

despairs present,singular,third-person despairing participle,present despaired participle,past despaired past despairs plural

词汇关系

衍生词

compare and despair despairer climate despair counsel of despair death of despair despairful disease of despair pit of despair self-despair

词源

词源 1

From Middle English dispeir, from Anglo-Norman despeir and Old French desperer (from Latin dēspērō, dēspērāre), or desesperer, from des- (“dis-”) + esperer (“hope”). See also desperate. Displaced native Old English ormōdnes (“despair”) and Old English ortrīewan (“to despair”).

词源 2

From Middle English dispeir, from Anglo-Norman despeir and Old French desperer (from Latin dēspērō, dēspērāre), or desesperer, from des- (“dis-”) + esperer (“hope”). See also desperate. Displaced native Old English ormōdnes (“despair”) and Old English ortrīewan (“to despair”).