melancholy

['melənkɔli]

n.忧郁, 忧愁, 悲伤
adj.忧沉的, 使人悲伤的

n.[U]

1. 忧郁

Rainy days give me a feeling of melancholy.

雨天给我一种忧郁的感觉。

2. 忧思, 愁思

All at once I fell into a state of profound melancholy.

我突然深深地陷入了忧思。

a.

1. 忧郁的, 郁闷的

a melancholy man

一个忧郁寡欢的人

2. 令人沮丧的; 可悲的

the melancholy sound of the wind

凄楚的风声

词形变化

副词: melancholily | 名词: melancholiness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.忧郁的; 悲伤的

sad  gloomy  blue  pensive  depressing  dismal  mournful  sorrowful  miserable  wretched  unhappy  downcast  woebegone  sorry  forlorn  depressed  

同义参见:

elegiac  downhearted  down  doleful  despairing  cheerless  depression  wistful  somber  grief  sadness  gloom  funk  funereal  black  painful  

反义:

a.忧郁的; 悲伤的

pleasant  delightful  happy  gay  cheerful  merry  

反义参见:

mirth  cheer  buoyant  jovial  jolly  jocund  brilliant  

英英释义

名词 melancholy:

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

同义词：black bile

形容词 melancholy:

characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

同义词：melancholic

grave or even gloomy in character

同义词：somber, sombre

补充

melancholymelancholy英:[ˈmelənkəli] 美:[ˈmɛlənˌkɑli]n.1.忧郁, 悲哀All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。adj.1.忧郁的, 悲伤的He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过, 他感到很郁闷。

例句

1. The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep.只听见远处羊群的哀鸣。 2. It is haunting, melancholy music.这是萦绕心头的、让人伤感的音乐。 3. It was in these hours of the late afternoon that Tom Mulligan felt most melancholy.傍晚这几个小时里, 汤姆•马利根最为悲伤。 4. She had a melancholy expression.她有着忧郁的表情。 5. his melancholy smile他忧伤的笑容 6. But his melancholy thoughts would not be banished.但是他那哀伤的念头无法消除。 7. I was deeply aware of his melancholy as he stood among the mourners.当他站在致哀者中时, 我深深感受到了他的悲伤。 8. In the taxi home I feel a curious melancholy.乘出租车回家时, 我感到一阵莫名的忧郁。 9. The general watched the parade with an air of melancholy.将军神情忧郁地望着队列经过。 10. the play's melancholy这部戏剧的悲伤情调 11. An air of faded melancholy hangs over the village.一种淡淡的悲伤气氛萦绕着村庄。 12. I'd be lying if I said I didn't suffer terribly with melancholy.要是我说自己没有饱受抑郁之苦, 那是在说谎。 13. she felt a little melancholy.她有一点忧愁。 14. the dog has a melancholy expression.这只狗表情忧郁。 15. the study makes melancholy if instructive reading.该研究报告读来让人增长知识，却也令人沮丧。 16. suffering from melancholy感到忧郁 17. a time of melancholy一段忧郁的时光 18. She was in a melancholy mood.她心情忧郁。 19. He became quiet and melancholy as the hours slowly passed.随着时间慢慢地流逝，他变得沉默而忧郁。 20. "melancholy [=sad, depressing] music/thoughts"悲伤的音乐；悲观的想法