lugubrious

英 [luːˈɡuː.bri.əs]      美 [luːˈɡuː.bri.əs]
  • adj. 悲哀的,悲惨的
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将“lugubrious”分解为“luge”和“-brious”。想象自己在滑雪(luge)比赛中突然遇到了很悲伤的情景( lugubrious 的意思),因此产生了悲伤的感觉。通过将这两个元素结合,可以辅助记忆“lugubrious”这个单词的意思是悲伤的、沉郁的。

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lugubrious 悲伤的

来自拉丁语lugere,悲伤,悼念,来自PIE*leug,断开,破开,使悲痛,可能来自PIE*skel,撕,切,词源同scale,scalper.

lugubrious (adj.)
c. 1600, from Latin lugubris "mournful, pertaining to mourning," from lugere "to mourn," from PIE root *leug- "to break; to cause pain" (cognates: Greek lygros "mournful, sad," Sanskrit rujati "breaks, torments," Lettish lauzit "to break the heart"). Related: Lugubriously; lugubriousness.
1. He plays some passages so slowly that they become lugubrious.
有些段落他演奏得异常徐缓,听上去有些忧伤。
2. That long, lugubrious howl rose on the night air again!
夜空中又传来了那又长又凄凉的狗叫声.
3. This ingredient does not invite or generally produce lugubrious lamentation.
这一要素并不引起,或者说通常不产生故作悲伤的叹息.
4. James was in lugubrious mood.
詹姆士的兴致很颓唐.
5. After the earthquake, the city is full of lugubrious faces.
地震之后, 这个城市满是悲哀的面孔.