1610s, "fact of disappointing;" see disappoint + -ment. Meaning "state or feeling of being disappointed" is from 1756. Meaning "a thing that disappoints" is from 1756.
双语例句
1. If there was any disappointment it was probably temporary.
即便有点儿失望，也肯定是暂时的。
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2. The city proved to be something of a disappointment.
结果这座城市有点儿令人失望。
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3. For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.
对许多人来说，他们期盼已久的还乡之行却令他们大失所望。
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4. Andy's face paled with disappointment; perhaps with anger as well.
安迪的脸色由于失望而变得苍白，也许还掺杂着气愤。
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5. The resolution had been received with great disappointment within the PLO.
