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despondence(n.)

"绝望的状态,由于在苦难或困难中失去希望或勇气而导致的精神沮丧或消沉," 1670年代,源自拉丁语 despondentem(主格 despondens),现在分词形式的 despondere "放弃,失去,失去信心,辞职",也指 "许诺婚姻"(尤其是在短语 animam despondere 中,字面意思是 "放弃自己的灵魂"),从 etymologically "承诺放弃某物",来自 de "离开"(参见 de-) + spondere "承诺"(参见 sponsor(n.))。

Despondency is a loss of hope sufficient to produce a loss of courage and a disposition to relax or relinquish effort, the despondent person tending to sink into spiritless inaction. Despair means a total loss of hope; despondency does not. [Century Dictionary, 1897]
Despondency 是失去希望足以产生失去勇气和放松或放弃努力的状态,绝望的人倾向于陷入无精打采的无行动状态。 Despair 意味着完全失去希望; despondency 不是。[世纪词典,1897]

该词起源时间:1670年代