frustrating
frustrating — 形容詞
1. describes a situation, task, or experience that makes you feel upset or irritate
令人沮喪的
因受阻無法達成目標而感到惱怒或失望
describes a situation, task, or experience that makes you feel upset or irritated because you are unable to make progress or get the result you hoped for
Omar found the slow internet connection deeply frustrating while working from home.
Omar 發現在家工作時，緩慢的網路連線非常令人沮喪。
collocation: deeply frustrating
It was frustrating for the children when the rain cancelled their trip to the beach.
下雨取消了孩子們去海灘的行程，這讓他們覺得很沮喪。
impersonal construction: it was frustrating for [someone] when...
The most frustrating part of the puzzle was that one missing piece.
這個拼圖最令人沮喪的地方，就是少了那一塊。
Élise described the traffic jam as frustrating because she was already late for the meeting.
Élise 形容塞車令人沮喪，因為她開會已經遲到了。
Nia found it frustrating that the instructions were written in a language she did not know.
Nia 覺得說明書用她聽不懂的語言寫成，實在令人沮喪。
- annoying
milder and more general; describes anything that causes slight irritation, not necessarily a blocked goal
- exasperating
stronger and more intense; describes something that tries your patience to the breaking point
- maddening
very strong and informal; describes something that makes you extremely angry, often used for repeated annoyances
- discouraging
focuses on loss of hope or confidence rather than irritation; implies you may give up
- satisfying
gives a feeling of achievement and pleasure from completing something successfully
- rewarding
provides a sense of worthwhile accomplishment, often after effort
文法句型
frustrating (for [someone]) to [do something]
frustrating that [clause]
find [something] frustrating
用法筆記
Frequently used in the pattern 'find + it + frustrating + that-clause' or 'find + something + frustrating'. Unlike 'frustrated', which describes a person's emotional state, 'frustrating' describes the situation or thing that causes that state.