sepulchral

英 [s?'p?lkr(?)l] 美[s?'p?lkr?l]
  • adj. 陰森森的;墳?zāi)沟模瑔试岬?/li>

GRE

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1. 諧音“死刨坑兒了、尸刨坑兒了”。

中文詞源


sepulchral 陰森的

來(lái)自 sepulcher,墳?zāi)?,墓穴?al,形容詞后綴。引申詞義陰冷的,陰森的。

英文詞源


sepulchral (adj.)
1610s, "pertaining to a burial or place of burial," from Latin sepulcralis "of a tomb, sepulchral," from sepulcrum (see sepulchre) + -al (1). Transferred sense of "gloomy" is from 1711. Related: Sepulchrally.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. "He's gone," Rory whispered in sepulchral tones.
“他已經(jīng)走了,”羅里陰沉地小聲說(shuō)道。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. He spoke in sepulchral tones.
他說(shuō)話語(yǔ)氣陰沉。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. He made his way along the sepulchral corridors.
他沿著陰森森的走廊走著。

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. There was a rather sepulchral atmosphere in the room.
房間里有一種頗為陰沉的氣氛.

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. Do you hear It'sepulchral tone?
你是否聽(tīng)出了死亡之音?

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