Frustrating
“Frustrating” 用来描述事情本身“让人不顺、让人心烦”,常见于问题反复出现、进展缓慢或难以控制的场景。
- “Waiting for a response all day was frustrating.” (整天都在等回复这件事很让人沮丧。)
- “It’s frustrating when the internet keeps disconnecting.” (网络一直断线真的很让人烦躁。)
- “The most frustrating part was not knowing what went wrong.” (最让人沮丧的是不知道哪里出了问题。)
“Frustrating” 来自动词 “frustrate”,核心语义是“阻碍、使落空”,因此引申为“令人受挫”。
- 词根: “frustrate”
- 后缀: “-ing”(分词后缀,常描述事物特征)
在日常口语中,“That’s so frustrating.” 非常高频,尤其在工作、学习和技术故障讨论里。
- 动词: “frustrate” (使受挫)
- 名词: “frustration” (挫败感)
- 对应形容词: “frustrated” (感到沮丧的)
用对照法记忆:frustrating 描述“事情”,frustrated 描述“人”。
“The software bug was frustrating, but the team solved it after checking the logs carefully.” (这个软件漏洞很让人沮丧,但团队在仔细检查日志后解决了它。)