disappointment學測 L4KK [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] ｜ /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
令人失望的人事物·失望；沮喪
學測常考，名詞動詞形容詞形似易混
He tried to hide his disappointment, but his face said everything.
他試著掩飾失望，但表情早就洩了底。
一個畫面：氣球洩氣
吹氣球滿懷期待，越吹越大
戳破期待落空的那一刻
洩了氣整個人像洩了氣一樣沮喪
義項
音樂會取消B2noun令人失望的人事物
It was a great disappointment when the concert was canceled because of the rain.
音樂會因為下雨取消了，這件事讓人相當失望。
a great disappointmenta huge disappointment
難掩失望B2noun失望；沮喪
She could not hide her disappointment when she failed the exam.
她考試不及格時，無法掩飾內心的失望。
hide one's disappointmentexpress disappointment
片語
a great disappointment大失所望 →非常令人失望的事
to one's disappointment希望落空 →令人失望的是
hide one's disappointment強忍失落 →掩飾住心裡的失望
你會不會這樣說？
Her ___ was obvious when she saw the test results. (disappoint / disappointment)
看答案
disappointment
此處需要名詞當主詞。
'She could not hide her disappointment.' 這裡的 disappointment 指情緒還是事物？
看答案
情緒
此句描述她的內心感受，對應失望的情緒義項。
字族
disappoint 使人失望（動詞）・disappointed 感到失望的（形容詞）・disappointing 令人失望的（形容詞）
順路看看
disappoint — 動詞原形，及物動詞用法frustration — 更強烈的挫折與無力感多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
員工訓練評價
The workshop was a disappointment because it offered no practical examples.
這場工作坊令人失望，因為它沒有提供任何實務範例。
提案未獲採用
Wen expressed her disappointment when the team rejected her proposal.
團隊否決她的提案時，文表達了自己的失望。
詞族
disappoint verb 使失望・disappointment noun 失望；令人失望的人事物・disappointed adjective 感到失望的・disappointing adjective 令人失望的
四選一
To the team's ____, the training session was canceled.
看答案
disappointment
to someone's disappointment 表示「令某人失望的是」，此處需要名詞 disappointment。disappoint 是動詞原形，disappoints 是第三人稱單數動詞，disappointed 是形容詞或過去分詞，均無法在本句完成這個名詞片語。
同義改寫
The workshop was a disappointment to the staff. → The workshop failed to meet the staff's expectations.
兩句都表示工作坊未達員工期待；a disappointment 在此指令人失望的活動。
Mina could not hide her disappointment about the canceled workshop. → Mina could not hide how disappointed she was about the canceled workshop.
將表示情緒的名詞 disappointment 改為 how disappointed she was，保留她無法掩飾失望的意思。