Defeatedly

释义 Definition

defeatedly（副词）：沮丧地；带着认输或被打败的心情地。常用来描述说话、行动或神态中流露出的失落与无奈。

发音 Pronunciation

/difitdli/

例句 Examples

He sighed defeatedly and sat down.
他沮丧地叹了口气，坐了下来。

Defeatedly, she admitted that the plan had failed despite everyone’s efforts.
她带着认输般的沮丧承认：尽管大家都努力了，计划还是失败了。

词源 Etymology

来自 defeat（击败、失败）+ 形容词后缀 -ed（表示“处于……状态”）+ 副词后缀 -ly（表示“以……方式”）。整体意思就是“以失败者的状态/情绪去做某事”。

相关词 Related Words

• Defeat
• Defeated
• Dejectedly
• Despondently
• Resignedly
• Forlornly
• Disheartened
• Demoralized

文学作品 Literary Works

• The Hunger Games（Suzanne Collins）中常见人物在挫败后“defeatedly”说话或行动的描写语气。
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix（J. K. Rowling）中也可见类似“defeatedly”用来刻画角色无奈与低落情绪的叙述表达。