somber
英['s?mb?]
美
- adj. 憂郁的；昏暗的；嚴峻的；陰天的
助記提示
1、sub- "under" + umbr- + -e. => subumbre => sombre => somber.
2、很顯然，該詞由上述詞根結合后縮略變形而來。
中文詞源
somber 昏暗的，陰沉的，陰郁的，沮喪的
來自法語 sombre,黑暗的，昏暗的，來自拉丁語 subumbrare,籠罩，使蒙上影子，來自 sub-, 在下面，umbra,影子，陰影，詞源同 umbrella,傘，字面意思即小影子。引申比喻義陰郁的， 沮喪的等。
英文詞源
- somber (adj.)
- 1760 "gloomy, shadowy" (earlier sombrous, c. 1730), from French sombre "dark, gloomy," from Old French sombre (14c.), from an adjective from Late Latin subumbrare "to shadow," from sub "under" (see sub-) + umbra "shade, shadow," perhaps from a suffixed form of PIE *andho- "blind, dark" (see umbrage). Related: Somberly; somberness.
雙語例句
- 1. That was a somber January day.
- 那是一個陰沉的正月天.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. He had a somber expression on his face.
- 他面容憂郁.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. His coat was a somber brown.
- 他的衣服是暗棕色的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. She was dressed in somber black.
- 她穿一身灰黑色衣服.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A funeral is a somber occasion.
- 葬禮是個憂郁的場合.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》