If you feel hopeless, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success. 绝望的
adjective [原级] 无望的;(感到)绝望的;极差的,糟糕透顶的;彻头彻尾的;无能的
He had not heard her cry before in this uncontrolled, hopeless way. 之前他从没有听过她这样失态、绝望地哭泣。
后缀: less
【adjective】 表示缺乏或没有某种特性 - indicating the absence or lack of a particular quality
原词: hopeless
是通过后缀 【less】 构成的派生词