wistful
英['wɪs(t)fʊl;-f(ə)l]
美['wɪstfl]
- adj. 渴望的；沉思的，默想的；引起怀念的；不满足似的
英英释意
- 1. full of longing or unfulfilled desire;
- "those wistful little ads that the lovelorn place in the classifieds"
- 2. showing pensive sadness;
- "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"