1610s, "fact of disappointing;" see disappoint + -ment. Meaning "state or feeling of being disappointed" is from 1756. Meaning "a thing that disappoints" is from 1756.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. If there was any disappointment it was probably temporary.
即便有點(diǎn)兒失望,也肯定是暫時(shí)的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The city proved to be something of a disappointment.
結(jié)果這座城市有點(diǎn)兒令人失望。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.