英语词汇“saddening”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

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It is slightly saddening that a calculated risk did not come off.
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It is saddening that disabled people were not taken into account earlier, while the practical aspects are still not fully settled!
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It is saddening that after months of negotiations there still remain more questions than answers with regard to this sorry dispute.
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It is saddening that he devoted his working life to an industry that repaid his commitment with delay and indifference.
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It is also saddening that even children's programmes can be interrupted by adverts.
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One of the most saddening experiences for anyone interested in shipbuilding and the men employed in the industry is to go to a launching.
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It is saddening, because it is a well-maintained mill.
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What was just as interesting and saddening was that those involved in activities that were relevant to the youth opportunities programme numbered 280,000.
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There is a saddening and tragic picture of workers making calls on the redundancy fund.
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It was a revealing experience, but also a saddening one.
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On the one hand, there were encouraging developments, and, on the other hand, a saddening position that the division between the communities is still there.
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Meanwhile, it is a very distressing and saddening thing that so many nations appear to have their opinions ranged against us.
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This is my sober and saddening conclusion about what has happened so far.
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