"discouraging" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 令人沮丧的
• 令人气馁的

Definition

让人觉得没有信心、没有希望，或不想再尝试，因为某事看起来很难或不太可能成功。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用来描述情况、消息或结果，而不是描述人本身。常和“结果”、“消息”等词搭配。形容人感受要用“discouraged”。

Examples

The test results were discouraging.

考试结果很**令人沮丧**。

It can be discouraging when you make mistakes.

犯错误时会很**令人气馁**。

The news about the project was discouraging.

关于项目的消息非常**令人沮丧**。

It's pretty discouraging to keep trying and not see any progress.

一直努力却看不到进步真的很**令人沮丧**。

I found his comments really discouraging.

我觉得他说的话真的很**令人气馁**。

Don’t let a discouraging start stop you—keep going!

不要让一个**令人沮丧**的开始让你放弃——继续努力！