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"