somber
发音
英 ['sɒmbə]
美 [ˈsɑmbɚ]
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- adj.
- 昏暗的
- (颜色等)暗淡的
- 忧郁的
- 严峻的
单词词源
somber 昏暗的,阴沉的,阴郁的,沮丧的
来自法语 sombre,黑暗的,昏暗的,来自拉丁语 subumbrare,笼罩,使蒙上影子,来自 sub-, 在下面,umbra,影子,阴影,词源同 umbrella,伞,字面意思即小影子。引申比喻义阴郁的, 沮丧的等。
同义词
双语例句
- 1. The somber mood of the painting .
- 这幅画给人一种忧郁的感觉。
- 2. My father was known to everyone in and out of the family as the somber bin laden boy who became increasingly occupied with religious teachings .
- 我的父亲是众所周知的忧郁的本拉丹男孩,他的思想越来越多地被伊斯兰教教义所占据。
- 3. The ideal geisha seemed carefree , the ideal wife somber and responsible .
- 理想中的艺妓无忧无虑,理想中的妻子会为责任而忧郁。
- 4. In writing somber stories , how did you keep yourself grounded , keep yourself from despair as you encountered the injustices you elucidate over and over again ?
- 在写那些灰暗的故事时,你是怎样保持清醒的?当你遇到那些你一次又一次描绘出的不公正,你怎样让自己不至于绝望?
- 5. Yet , rublyov 's lyrical gift made him the antipode of theophanes , whose somber , dramatic images were always alien to him .
- 然而,鲁布廖夫的礼物使他抒情的塞奥法尼斯,其忧郁,戏剧形象的对立面他总是格格不入的。