saturnine
saturnine
[ˈsatənʌɪn]
adjective
saturninely
adverb
语源
[ˈsatənʌɪn]
adjective
- (of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy
（人，态度）阴郁的，迟钝的
a saturnine temperament.
阴郁的性格。
■(of a person or their features) dark in colouring and moody or mysterious
（人，相貌）脸色阴沉的，郁郁不乐的；神色诡秘的
his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes.
他那阴沉的脸和警惕的黑眼睛。
■(of a place or an occasion) gloomy
（地方，场合）阴暗的
saturninely
adverb
语源
- late Middle English (as a term in astrology): from Old French saturnin, from medieval Latin Saturninus 'of Saturn' (identified with lead by the alchemists and associated with slowness and gloom by astrologers)
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