disappointing

.disә'pɒintiŋ

Collins 2

s. not up to expectations

a. 使失望的, 期待落空的, 令人沮丧的

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

5,615

BNC 频率

7,229

使用频率

disappointing 可以分解为 dis-（表示否定）+ appoint（指派、任命）+ -ing（形容词后缀）。整体意思是“未能达到期望的状态”，即令人失望。

例句

1. The movie was disappointing because I expected it to be much better.

这部电影令人失望，因为我期待它会更好。

2. It was disappointing to hear that the concert was canceled.

听到音乐会被取消真是令人失望。

3. I found the ending of the book quite disappointing.

我觉得这本书的结局相当令人失望。