depressed
UK/dɪ'prest/US/di'prest/
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释义
adj.
Very unhappy; suffering from the mental illness of depression
沮丧的;患抑郁症的
adj.
Suffering economic hardship; having little activity
经济萧条的,不景气的
词根拆分
词根派生depress(往下压)+ -ed(处于该状态)=「被压下去的」。depressed 的人感到情绪被压低;depressed 的地区或经济则是活力被压低。
词根 press 还连着 89 个词常用搭配
- 1.clinically depressed临床上抑郁的
- 2.feel depressed感到沮丧
- 3.severely depressed严重抑郁的
- 4.depressed area经济萧条地区
例句
- 1.
She felt depressed for weeks after losing her job.
失业后她消沉了好几周。
- 2.
He's been clinically depressed since the accident.
事故之后他被诊断为临床抑郁。
- 3.
The factory closures left the whole region economically depressed.
工厂关闭让整个地区经济萧条。
易混词辨析
depressed 和 sad:sad 是短暂、正常的情绪;depressed(临床义)是持久、常带医学性质的状态,伴随精力低下、兴趣丧失。口语里大家会用 depressed 表示 sad,但强义要沉重得多。