sepulchral

pronunciation

UK [səˈpʌlkrəl]word uk audio image

US [səˈpʌlkrəl, -ˈpʊl-] word us audio image

  • adj.
    坟墓的
    丧葬的
    阴森森的
    阴沉的

Word Origin

sepulchral 阴森的

来自 sepulcher,坟墓,墓穴,-al,形容词后缀。引申词义阴冷的,阴森的。

Example

1. Then a sort of sepulchral transformation straightened up this centenarian as erect as a young man .
这时一种阴森森的变态使这个百岁老人象年轻人一样竖直了身子。
2. It is daylight , but the darkness inside the headquarters of the world 's biggest privately owned electricity company is sepulchral .
虽然是白天,但是这家世界最大的私有电力公司总部却是阴森森的。
3. During a sepulchral press conference to launch the bank of england 's quarterly inflation report , the governor made it clear that he was losing no sleep over the rise in asset prices .
在一次气氛阴沉的发布英国央行季度通胀报告的新闻发布会上,这位英国央行行长明确表示,他不会因资产价格上涨而夜不能眠。

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