melancholy

/'melәnkɒli/

柯林斯星级

BNC频率: 14439

现代语料频率: 13596

大学英语六级托福雅思 GRE

中文翻译

n. 忧郁, 悲哀, 愁思

a. 忧郁的, 使人悲伤的, 愁思的

英文解释

n. a feeling of thoughtful sadness

n. a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

s. characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

常见例句

-- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.

having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky s used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) s filled with melancholy and despondency s characterized by profanity or cursing s suggestive of sexual impropriety s belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy s morally rigorous and strict s causing dejection

has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes n

filled with melancholy and despondency

a state of melancholy depression