wistfulness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈwɪst.fəl.nəs/ us/ˈwɪst.fəl.nəs/
惆怅，得不到满足的渴望，怀念
a feeling of sadness because you are thinking about something that is impossible or in the past
He admits a certain wistfulness for his days as governor. 他承认颇为怀念自己担任州长的时候。
A return to the dream of childhood innocence is mere wistfulness. 回到童年纯真的梦想只是一种无法企及的渴望。
See: wistful
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- A wistfulness crept into the conversation as he reflected on his summers at Hancock Point.
- He tells the story matter-of-factly, without any wistfulness.
- Shops don't need gimmicks to create a wistfulness for yesterday.