lugubrious
- adj. 悲哀的,悲慘的
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
來自拉丁語lugere,悲傷,悼念,來自PIE*leug,斷開,破開,使悲痛,可能來自PIE*skel,撕,切,詞源同scale,scalper.
英文詞源
- lugubrious (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin lugubris "mournful, pertaining to mourning," from lugere "to mourn," from PIE root *leug- "to break; to cause pain" (cognates: Greek lygros "mournful, sad," Sanskrit rujati "breaks, torments," Lettish lauzit "to break the heart"). Related: Lugubriously; lugubriousness.
雙語例句
- 1. He plays some passages so slowly that they become lugubrious.
- 有些段落他演奏得異常徐緩,聽上去有些憂傷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. That long, lugubrious howl rose on the night air again!
- 夜空中又傳來了那又長又凄涼的狗叫聲.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 湯姆歷險
- 3. This ingredient does not invite or generally produce lugubrious lamentation.
- 這一要素并不引起,或者說通常不產(chǎn)生故作悲傷的嘆息.
來自哲學(xué)部分
- 4. James was in lugubrious mood.
- 詹姆士的興致很頹唐.
來自辭典例句
- 5. After the earthquake, the city is full of lugubrious faces.
- 地震之后, 這個城市滿是悲哀的面孔.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)