wistful /ˈwɪstfəl/ adjective Learner's definition of WISTFUL
[more wistful; most wistful]
: having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about something that you want to have or do and especially about something that made you happy in the past(對想擁有的事物,尤指曾帶來愉快的事物)傷感的 -
She was wistful for a moment, then asked, “Do you remember the old playground?”她傷感了一會兒,接着問道:“你還記得那個舊運動場嗎?”
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He had a wistful look on his face.他的臉上帶有傷感的表情。
— wistfulness
noun [noncount]