melancholy

melancholy
noun
  1. [mass noun]a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness
    忧思，愁思
    ■another term for melancholia (as a mental condition)
    同 melancholia (指精神病)
    ■(historical). another term for black bile
    (史)。 同 black bile
adjective
  1. sad, gloomy, or depressed
    忧愁的，忧郁的；沮丧的
    she felt a little melancholy.
    她有一点忧愁。
    the dog has a melancholy expression.
    这只狗表情忧郁。
    ■causing or expressing sadness; depressing
    令人忧郁的；表示忧郁的；使人沮丧的
    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。
派生
melancholic
adjective
melancholically
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French melancolie, via late Latin from Greek melankholia, from melas, melan- 'black' + kholē 'bile', an excess of which was formerly believed to cause depression
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