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Because sales in the Asia-Paci... 9 年 2 星期 ago #80

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Because sales in the Asia-Pacific Region have been disappinting for the last three years,we are moving to revamp out entire marketing approach in the regions. 請問disappointing 可以換成disappointed嗎?
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Disappointing and disappointed... 9 年 2 星期 ago #81

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Disappointing and disappointed are both adjectives, but they are used differently. (Similar to boring/bored, surprising/surprised, etc.) ***** Disappointed describes how a person feels. I am disappointed means that I *feel* disappointed. (It is from the passive voice: to be disappointed by something.) ***** Disappointing describes something that makes people feel disappointed. X is disappointing means that X *makes people feel* disappointed. ***** So: The sales are disappointing (to us) = We are disappointed by the sales. The sales are disappointed is not correct because the sales are not a person, so they can’t feel disappointed.
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