Jaded
“Jaded” 是一个形容词，用来描述一种精神状态：由于工作过度、体验过多或者某种事物持续时间太长，而感到“精疲力竭”、“厌倦”或“麻木”。它通常暗示一种由于见多识广而产生的世故或缺乏热情。
- “He became jaded after years of working in the stressful advertising industry.” (在充满压力的广告业工作多年后，他变得心灰意懒。)
- “Even the most jaded traveler would be impressed by this view.” (即使是再见多识广、对旅行感到厌倦的游客也会被这种美景所打动。)
- “She has a jaded appetite after eating at too many fancy restaurants.” (在吃过太多高档餐厅后，她的胃口变得很刁，对一般食物不感兴趣。)
- 词源: 来自动词 jade (使疲劳)，原指像对待老马一样使某人精疲力竭。与玉石 (jade) 词源不同。
- 后缀:
-ed(形容词后缀)。
在繁华的都市生活中，“jaded” 是一种常见的心理状态。特别是在演艺圈或时尚圈，人们常说某个年轻人因为过早成名而变得 “jaded”，失去了孩子般的纯真和好奇。
- 副词: jadedly (厌烦地，疲倦地)
- 名词: jadedness (厌倦，疲惫)
虽然词源不同，但可以联想：由于“玉” (jade) 看得太多了，所以变得“厌烦了” (jaded)。
“After ten years of reviewing movies, the critic felt jaded. He had seen every explosion, every romance, and every plot twist a thousand times. But then he saw a simple film made by a student with a cheap camera. The raw passion in the film reminded him why he loved movies in the first place, and for a moment, he wasn’t jaded anymore.” (做了十年的影评人，这位影评人感到厌倦了。他看过一千次各种爆炸、各种浪漫和各种剧情转折。但后来他看到了一部学生用廉价相机拍的简单电影。电影中那种原始的热情提醒了他最初热爱电影的原因，那一刻，他不再感到厌倦了。)