forlorn
გამოთქმა:
/fəˈlɔːn/
ზედსართავი
Universal
- a persistent or desperate hope that is unlikely to be fulfilled: he urged them to stay in the forlorn hope of restoring peace[ mid 16th century: from Dutch verloren hoop 'lost troop', from verloren (past participle of verliezen 'lose') and hoop 'company'. The phrase originally denoted a band of soldiers picked to begin an attack, many of whom would not survive; the current sense (mid 17th century), derives from a misunderstanding of the etymology]
- adverb
Pronunciation:
/fəˈlɔːnnɪs/
noun