dejection
noun /dɪˈdʒekʃn/
/dɪˈdʒekʃn/
[uncountable]- a sad or depressed state
沮丧;情绪低落;垂头丧气 - She sat in the corner in utter dejection.
她沮丧地坐在角落里。
词源late Middle English: from Latin dejectio(n-), from deicere ‘throw down’, from de- ‘down’ + jacere ‘to throw’. - She sat in the corner in utter dejection.