wistfulness

[US]/'wistfəlnis/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 渴望,愿望
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

feelings of wistfulness

怀旧的感觉

Example Sentences

But aides say they detect a bit of wistfulness in his voice.

但是助手说从他的声音里察觉到了一些渴望。

a sense of wistfulness

一种忧伤的感觉

wistfulness in her voice

她声音中的忧郁

a hint of wistfulness

一丝忧郁

wistfulness in his eyes

他眼中的忧郁

Real-world Examples

It has a wistfulness to it, a persuasiveness that really gets you in the heart.

它有一种渴望,一种真正让你心动的说服力。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

Maybe, she said with a hint of wistfulness, he could enjoy it with his own young children.

她不无惆怅地说,也许她儿子还可以与他的孩子一起欣赏呢。

Source: Past exam papers for the English major level 4 reading section.

And her filmy wandering eyes fixed themselves with an intensity of wistfulness on Mrs. Thornton's face.

她那双薄薄的、飘忽不定的眼睛带着强烈的渴望凝视着桑顿夫人的脸。

Source: South and North (Middle)

Then, being twenty-two, she was apt to conclude the mystic interview by laughing at herself, though not without a continued wistfulness.

然后,22 岁的她很容易以嘲笑自己来结束神秘的会面, 尽管并非没有持续的渴望。

Source: Lonely Heart (Part 1)

He smiles warmly toward Cameron and adds with just a hint of wistfulness, He was a sweetie. But the sweetness of those early years would sour in cinematic fashion.

他对卡梅隆热情地笑了笑,带着一丝惆怅补充道:“他是懂事的孩子。”但早年的体贴会在电影时尚中变质。

Source: People Magazine

" Do you dislike my mind-reading" ? she asked, and, across their two just touching shoulders, gave him her sudden look of smiling wistfulness. " Do you hate it" ?

“你不喜欢我的读心术” ?她问道,然后,隔着他们刚刚接触的两个肩膀, 她突然带着渴望的微笑看了他一眼。“你讨厌吗” ?

Source: Lonely Heart (Part 1)

We were in the same Senior Society, and while we were never intimate I always had the impression that he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, defiant wistfulness of his own.

我们俩属于同一个高年级学生联谊会,然而我们的关系并不密切,我总觉得他很看重我,而且带着他那特有的粗野、蛮横的怅惘神气,希望我也喜欢他。

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

The oversize, silky, mutton-chop, sleeve on the aristocratic stone ledge, a picture which would be creamy with self-congratulation, were it not for a trace of wistfulness about his face, as if he can't quite believe all this success.

宽大的丝织衣服,络腮胡,袖子搁在贵族气派的石架上,活脱脱一幅自鸣得意的样子。若不是他脸上那一丝渴望的话,看起来就象是他对自己的成功完全难以置信。

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Mr. Grew's chest collapsed, and he became suddenly conscious of his comic face in its rim of sandy whiskers. " That's not the only way, " he said, with a touch of wistfulness which escaped his wife's analysis.

格鲁先生的胸膛垮了下来,他突然意识到沙色胡须边缘有一张滑稽的脸。 “那不是唯一的方法,”他说,带着一丝他妻子没有分析出来的渴望。

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

I found a card for a funeral service for Terrence Weber, so I tried Frank Weber and discovered, with some wistfulness, that she had named her son after her beloved husband, who had died years before he was even born.

我找到了一张泰伦斯·韦伯葬礼的卡片,于是我试了弗兰克·韦伯, 发现她以她心爱的丈夫的名字给儿子取名,她的儿子甚至在他出生前几年就去世了。

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

Popular Words

Explore frequently searched vocabulary

Download App to Unlock Full Content

Want to learn vocabulary more efficiently? Download the DictoGo app and enjoy more vocabulary memorization and review features!

Download DictoGo Now