wistful

英 [ˈwɪstfl]

美 [ˈwɪstfl]

adj.  伤感的; (对已不可能发生之事)徒然神往的

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Collins.1 / BNC.19804 / COCA.15300

牛津词典

adj.

• 伤感的；（对已不可能发生之事）徒然神往的
  thinking sadly about sth that you would like to have, especially sth in the past that you can no longer have
  1. a wistful smile
     伤感的微笑

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (因求而不得)失意的，伤感的，惆怅的
  Someone who iswistfulis rather sad because they want something and know that they cannot have it.
  1. I can't help feeling slightly wistful about the perks I'm giving up...
     我不禁对自己将要放弃的津贴感到有点儿不舍。
  2. He has a wistful look.
     他神情沮丧。

英英释义

adj

• showing pensive sadness
  1. the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty
  Synonym:pensive

双语例句

• The statue has a gentleness, an ambience, a wistful elegance.
  那尊雕像具有一种柔和、一种独特格调、一种忧郁沉思的雅致。
• His sole reference to Watergate was wistful.
  他对水门事件的唯一反应就是陷入沉思。
• His voice is wistful, as soft as velvet.
  他的惆怅的声音如丝绒般温柔。
• But it adds a wistful element to their romance.
  也为他们的爱情加了一份忧郁。
• She seems a little wistful.
  她好像有点若有所思的样子。
• She was a little wistful or sad, and even a little bitter.
  她有点怅惘和哀伤，甚至有点痛苦。
• If you are Lady Burnewilke by now, take my letter as a wistful farewell compliment to an unlikely and wonderful love.
  如果你已经是勃纳·诀克夫人了，那么就把我这封信看作是对一场不可能实现的，美好绮丽的恋爱依依不舍的赞美词。
• He has a wistful look.
  他神情沮丧。
• The child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the shop window.
  那个小孩站在那里用渴望的眼神看着商店橱窗里的玩具。
• Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days.
  米兰达非常怀念昔日时光。