disappointed
disappointed — 形容詞
1. feeling sad or unhappy because a hoped-for outcome did not take place, or becaus
失望的
因期待落空或不如預期而感到難過
feeling sad or unhappy because a hoped-for outcome did not take place, or because a person, experience, or object fell short of what you thought it would be
Putri was disappointed that her flight was cancelled due to the storm.
Putri 因為暴風雨導致航班取消而感到很失望。
disappointed + that-clause for expressing unmet expectation
Cole felt disappointed with his exam results, since he had studied so hard.
Cole 對考試成績很失望，因為他那麼努力用功。
disappointed with + noun phrase (thing evaluated)
Aylin was disappointed to learn that the museum closed early on Sundays.
Aylin 得知博物館週日提早關門，感到很失望。
The children looked disappointed when the ice-cream shop ran out of chocolate.
孩子們看到冰淇淋店巧克力賣完時，露出失望的表情。
Naoko seemed disappointed at not being invited to her cousin's birthday dinner.
Naoko 因為沒被邀請參加表妹的生日晚宴，顯得有些失望。
- let down
More personal and colloquial; implies someone trusted failed you (e.g., 'I felt let down by my teammate')
- dissatisfied
Less emotional; focuses on quality or standard not being met rather than a broken hope
- disheartened
Adds a sense of lost confidence or morale; closer to discouraged
- disillusioned
Stronger — implies discovering that a person or thing is not as good as you had believed, often over time
文法句型
be + disappointed + that-clause
be + disappointed + to-infinitive
be/feel + disappointed + at/about/with/in + noun/gerund
linking verb + disappointed
用法筆記
Frequently followed by prepositions at, about, with, in — each focuses the cause differently: disappointed at/about points to a situation or event; disappointed with/in refers more to a person, object, or result. Also common with that-clauses and to-infinitives. The pattern be disappointed in someone carries a slightly stronger tone of lost trust or hope.