【depression音标】 英[dɪˈpreʃn] 美[dɪˈpreʃn]
【单词释义】 depression是什么意思：
n.抑郁症；精神忧郁；抑郁；萎靡不振，沮丧；不景气；经济衰退；消沉；下陷处，坑；衰弱；减缓
[单词分级] 英语六级/考研词汇
[单词复数] depressions
【关联词/派生词】
depress vt.使抑郁，使沮丧；降低，抑制
depressed adj.抑郁的，沮丧的；萧条的；下陷的 v.使抑郁，使沮丧；降低，抑制(depress的过去式和过去分词)
depressant n.抑制剂，镇定剂
【depression形近词/近似词】
expression n.表达，表示；表情
impression n.印象，感觉；影响
compression n.压缩，压紧，浓缩，紧缩；加压
progression n.发展，进展；（事件的）连续；系列；序列；级数
aggression n.[U]好斗性，攻击性；[C]侵犯；侵略；挑衅
repression n.压抑；约束；抑制，镇压
regression n.后退，倒退；回归
digression n.离题；脱轨
【单词例句】
◇ Merely 2 weeks later, the clones and their carrier died, which struck frustration into his heart. He retired before he attained his ambition and became a member of an opera chorus to relieve his depression.
仅仅过了2个星期，克隆体和母体都死亡了，这使他内心里充满了挫折，他也因此在达到自己目标前就退休了，并选择加入歌剧合唱团来减轻消沉的感觉。
◇ "People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness," says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good (HarperCollins, 2002). "So it can help save on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune system and allow people to feel more vital."
《原谅的好处》(哈珀科林斯出版社, 2002)一文的作者弗雷德里克 卢斯金博士曾说过：“原谅他人的人很少消沉，不容易发怒，压力减少并充满希望。原谅有助于减少生理消耗，增强免疫能力，让人充满活力。”