depression
UK/di'preʃәn/US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGRE四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
A mental illness causing persistent sadness and loss of interest
抑郁症
n.
A long period of severe economic decline
（经济）萧条，大萧条
n.
A hollow or sunken area in a surface
洼地，凹陷
词根拆分
词根派生depress（往下压）+ -ion（状态/结果）=「被压下去的状态」。情绪被压下 → 抑郁症；经济被压下 → 经济萧条；地面被压下 → 地表的洼地。一个「向下」的画面，三个领域。
词根 press 还连着 89 个词常用搭配
- 1.clinical depression临床抑郁症
- 2.the Great Depression大萧条
- 3.economic depression经济萧条
- 4.suffer from depression患有抑郁症
例句
- 1.
She has been receiving treatment for depression.
她一直在接受抑郁症治疗。
- 2.
The Great Depression threw millions out of work.
大萧条让数百万人失业。
- 3.
Rainwater collected in a shallow depression in the field.
雨水积在田里一处浅浅的洼地中。