chagrin
noun /ˈʃæɡrɪn/
/ʃəˈɡrɪn/
[uncountable] (formal)- a feeling of being disappointed or annoyed
失望;恼怒;烦恼;懊恼 - To her chagrin, neither of her sons became doctors.
令她失望的是,她的两个儿子都没有当上医生。 - Jon had discovered parties, wine and women, much to the chagrin of his parents.
琼恩发现了聚会、酒和女人,这让他的父母非常懊恼。
词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘melancholy’): from French chagrin (noun), literally ‘rough skin, shagreen’, chagriner (verb), of unknown origin. - To her chagrin, neither of her sons became doctors.