morose
morose 英 [məˈrəʊs] 美 [məˈroʊs]
adj. 郁闷的；孤僻的
- A morose person is sullen, gloomy, sad, glum, and depressed — not a happy camper.
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- adj. 郁闷的；孤僻的
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1. They spoke of sending their children to work just to get them out of the house and of husbands who grew morose and violent.
她们谈到之所以要把孩子送出去做工，就是为了让他们别老憋在家里，同时离自己阴郁又暴力的丈夫远点儿。
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2. Her once-sunny disposition turned morose, and her vigorous workouts declined to a measly 20 minutes of walking a day.
她曾经阳光的性格因此变得阴暗，高强度的体育锻炼也只剩下每天20分钟的散步。
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3. “Yeah.” He sounded morose. “It's been a bad year.” He seemed to wilt.
“是的。”听起来有些忧郁，“这将是糟糕的一年。”他好像在畏缩。
- 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.
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