忧愁

• 拼音: yōu chóu
• 汉字拆解: 忧 = 忄+ 尤 (heart + excessive — overwhelmed heart); 愁 = 秋 + 心 (autumn + heart — autumnal desolation in the heart)

含义

Sorrowful; melancholic; burdened with worry and quiet sadness. An emotional state of persistent, inward-turning grief.

More literary and introspective than 难过 (sad) or 烦恼 (troubled). Often appears in classical and modern literature to describe a character's lingering emotional state. Common collocations: 满怀忧愁 (full of sorrow), 眉宇间透露出忧愁 (eyebrows betraying sadness), 忧愁的神情 (sorrowful expression). Distinct from 忧虑 (worry/anxiety about specific concerns) — 忧愁 is more diffuse and emotional.

例句

1. 这首民谣用质朴语言写尽游子异乡的忧愁，让离家的人都能听见自己的心事。
2. 东亚文化里，忧愁常被看作有审美价值的心境，而非必须立刻消除的负面情绪。
3. 那位晚年旅居海外的诗人，在最后一部诗集中以忧愁贯穿全书，写尽游子对故土的眷恋与无法归返的悲凉。

用法指南

语境: literature, poetry, psychology, culture

语气: melancholic

正确说法

• 这部历史小说写晚清知识分子的精神困境，借主人公的理想幻灭和身份危机，呈现一代人的忧愁。(This historical novel portrays the spiritual plight of late Qing intellectuals and uses the protagonist's shattered ideals and identity crisis to convey a generation's sorrow.)
• 研究表明，专业音乐干预可帮助因丧亲、失业而长期忧愁的患者调节情绪，重整悲伤体验。(Studies show that professional music interventions can help patients who have been grieving for a long time because of bereavement or unemployment regulate their emotions and work through grief.)

错误说法

• 他忧愁地完成了作业 — 忧愁 describes a sustained emotional state, not a fleeting mood affecting a task; for minor frustration or reluctance, use 不情愿地 or 苦恼地; 忧愁地 in a mundane context sounds melodramatic

起源与历史

忧 (sorrow — 忄heart + 尤 especially/excessive, heart overwhelmed) + 愁 (worry/grief — 秋 autumn + 心 heart, the desolation of autumn settling on the heart)

文化背景

时代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal