morose
英 [m?'r??s]
美[m?'ros]
- adj. 郁悶的；孤僻的
GRE擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?morosely;
助記提示
1. 冇玫瑰 --> 沒愛情。
中文詞源
morose 憂郁的，悶悶不樂的
來自拉丁語moris,習(xí)慣，風(fēng)俗，舉止，詞源同moral,mores,moody.即合乎舉止的，按風(fēng)俗的，引申詞義無所適從的，憂郁的，悶悶不樂的。
英文詞源
- morose (adj.)
- 1530s "gloomy," from Latin morosus "morose, peevish, hypercritical, fastidious," from mos (genitive moris) "habit, custom" (see moral (adj.)). In English, manners by itself means "(good) manners," but here the implication in Latin is "(bad) manners." Related: Morosity.
雙語例句
- 1. He is a morose, work-shy layabout.
- 他是個(gè)整天垂頭喪氣、游手好閑的人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She just sat there looking morose.
- 她就那樣陰郁地坐在那兒。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. She was morose, pale, and reticent.
- 她面色蒼白、憂郁孤僻，并且沉默寡言。
來自辭典例句
- 4. He was silent and morose.
- 他沉默寡言、郁郁寡歡.
來自名作英譯部分
- 5. Dick became morose and irritable , with the strain, Mary curiously silent.
- 這緊張的情形使得迪克憂煩急躁起來, 而瑪麗卻是沉默得出奇.
來自辭典例句