wistful
adjective /ˈwɪstfl/
/ˈwɪstfl/
- thinking sadly about something that you would like to have, especially something in the past that you can no longer have
伤感的；（对已不可能发生之事）徒然神往的 - a wistful smile
伤感的微笑 - There was something rather wistful about the sad little tune.
这首悲伤的小曲有些伤感。
Collocations DictionaryWistful is used with these nouns:- expression
- longing
- nostalgia
- …
词源early 17th cent.: apparently from obsolete wistly ‘intently’, influenced by wishful. - a wistful smile