heartbreaking
heartbreaking — 形容詞
1. so sad that it makes you feel deep emotional pain — like when you lose something
令人心碎
讓人感到極度悲傷的
so sad that it makes you feel deep emotional pain — like when you lose something precious or watch someone you care about suffer
The documentary showed the heartbreaking reality of families living in poverty.
這部紀錄片呈現了貧困家庭令人心碎的現實處境。
attributive before noun: heartbreaking + reality
Aiko found it heartbreaking to watch her childhood home being torn down.
Aiko 看著從小長大的家被拆除，覺得這一切令人心碎。
find it + heartbreaking + to-infinitive
The news of the orphanage closing was heartbreaking for the whole community.
孤兒院即將關閉的消息，讓整個社區都感到心碎。
The refugee crisis remains one of the most heartbreaking stories of our time.
難民危機是我們這個時代最令人心碎的故事之一。
For Leila, saying goodbye to her childhood friend was the most heartbreaking moment of her life.
Leila 說與兒時朋友道別，是她這輩子最令人心碎的時刻。
- heart-wrenching
more visceral and immediate; often used for a single gut-wrenching moment rather than an ongoing situation
- devastating
stronger, implying that the sadness is so deep it feels destructive to one's emotional state
- sad
much milder in intensity; a general word for unhappiness, not specific to deep emotional pain
- heartwarming
causes a feeling of warmth and happiness, the emotional opposite of heartbreaking
- uplifting
raises one's spirits and creates hope, whereas heartbreaking creates sorrow
文法句型
heartbreaking + noun
be + heartbreaking
find it + heartbreaking + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Commonly used both before a noun (a heartbreaking story) and after linking verbs (the decision was heartbreaking). The pattern with find it + adjective + to-infinitive is especially frequent in spoken English.