失业让他陷入了极度沮丧的心境。

The loss of his job left him in a wretched state of mind.

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The loss of his job left him in a wretched state of mind.

wretched 是形容词,由动词 wretch(受苦、受折磨)加上后缀 -ed 构成。wretch 本身指"不幸的人、可怜的人",加上 -ed 后表示"处于痛苦或不幸状态的"。wretched 在这里形容"极度痛苦或沮丧的心理状态"。

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