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BNC: 7652 COCA: 7496

desperation

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
desperation /ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃən/ noun
desperation
/ˌdɛspəˈreɪʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of DESPERATION
[noncount]
: a strong feeling of sadness, fear, and loss of hope绝望;拼命;铤而走险
BNC: 7652 COCA: 7496

desperation

noun

des·​per·​a·​tion ˌde-spə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce desperation (audio)
1
: loss of hope and surrender to despair
2
: a state of hopelessness leading to rashness

Example Sentences

She felt overcome by desperation. the desperation of severe poverty They hired me out of desperation, because they couldn't get anyone else. Finally, in desperation, he tried to flee the country.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English disperacioun, desperacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French desperaciun, borrowed from Latin dēspērātiōn-, dēspērātiō, from dēspērāre "to give up as hopeless, despair of" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at despair entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of desperation was in the 14th century
BNC: 7652 COCA: 7496
desperation

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF DESPERATION | VERB + DESPERATION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEpure, sheer完全/全然絕望quiet暗自絕望growing, increasing越來越絕望We realized with a sense of growing desperation that nobody knew we were in there.意識到沒有人知道我們在那裏,我們愈發絕望。... OF DESPERATIONhint, note一絲絕望There was a note of desperation in her voice.她話語中帶有一絲絕望。VERB + DESPERATIONfeel感覺到絕望drive sb to逼得某人走投無路Driven to desperation by the noise, we called the police.我們被噪聲吵得受不了,就打電話叫了警察。PREPOSITIONin (your) desperation孤注一擲In desperation, I decided to try acupuncture.我走投無路,就決定試試針刺療法。In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.湯姆在拚命逃跑時滑倒摔斷了一條腿。out of desperation出於絕望She became a thief out of sheer desperation.她因為徹底絕望而成了小偷。desperation about, desperation at對⋯的絕望Many of us feel a quiet desperation at the future.我們中許多人都暗暗對未來感到絕望。PHRASESan act of desperation鋌而走險之舉The robbery was an act of desperation.這次搶劫是鋌而走險之舉。courage, strength, etc. born of desperation由於絕望而產生的勇氣/力量等With strength born of desperation, she managed to break down the door.她情急之下爆發出一股力量,撞開了房門。

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