frustrated(形容词):感到沮丧、受挫、懊恼的,通常因为目标受阻、进展不顺或努力没有得到结果。(也可指“需求/愿望得不到满足而产生的挫败感”。)
/ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/
I’m frustrated because the app keeps crashing.
我很沮丧,因为这个应用一直崩溃。
After months of training, she felt frustrated when the injury stopped her from competing, even though she had worked harder than ever.
训练了好几个月后,她因受伤无法参赛而感到非常受挫,尽管她比以往任何时候都更努力。
frustrated 来自动词 frustrate(使受挫、使落空),其词根可追溯到拉丁语 frustrari,意为“欺骗、使落空”。因此它带有“计划被打断、期待落空”的语感。