wistfully
adverb uk/ˈwɪst.fəl.i/ us/ˈwɪst.fəl.i/
伤感地;留恋地
in a way that is sad and shows someone is thinking about something that is impossible or in the past
"I would love to go back to Venice," he said wistfully. “我很想回去威尼斯，”他伤感地说道。
He speaks wistfully of his time in the limelight. 他无限留恋地谈到了自己人生的高光时刻。
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- "Maybe everyone will move out and we can move back," she says wistfully.
- "I wish," he said wistfully, "Beatrix Potter was still around."
- Stuck in the classroom, he gazes wistfully through the window at the boys playing soccer outside.