"sadden" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使傷心
• 使難過

Definition

讓某人感到傷心或不開心。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞較正式或書面，日常口語很少用。常見於『be saddened by』被動語態，多用於描述消息或事件帶來的傷感。

Examples

Bad news can sadden anyone.

壞消息可以**使**任何人**傷心**。

The movie's ending will sadden you.

這部電影的結局會**讓你難過**。

It would sadden me to see you leave.

看到你離開會**讓我傷心**。

She was saddened by the news of his illness.

她聽到他生病的消息感到**傷心**。

It deeply saddened us to close the old library.

關閉舊圖書館讓我們都感到非常**難過**。

I don't want to sadden you, but I have to tell the truth.

我不想**讓你傷心**，但我必須告訴你真相。