/frʌˈstreɪt/
使沮丧,使挫败;阻挠,使受挫。指因无法达成目标或遇到障碍而感到失望、烦躁的状态,也可指阻止某事的实现。
The heavy traffic frustrated him on his way to work.
拥堵的交通让他在上班路上感到非常沮丧。
Despite months of effort, bureaucratic delays continued to frustrate their attempts to secure the necessary permits for the construction project.
尽管努力了数月,官僚主义的拖延仍然不断阻挠他们为建筑项目获取必要许可证的尝试。
源自拉丁语 frustrare,意为"欺骗、使失望",其词根为 frustra,意为"徒劳地、白费地"。该词在15世纪进入英语,最初侧重于"使落空、使无效"的含义,后来逐渐发展出"使沮丧、使烦恼"的心理层面意义。