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gloomy

英 ['gluːmɪ] 美 ['ɡlumi]

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解释

adj. 黑暗的；沮丧的；阴郁的

※ 提供单词"gloomy"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

gloomy (adj.): 1580s, probably from gloom (n.) even though that word is not attested as early as this one. Shakespeare used it of woods, Marlowe of persons. Gloomy Gus has been used in a general sense of "sullen person" since 1902, the name of a pessimistic and defeatist newspaper comics character introduced about that time by U.S. illustrator Frederick Burr Opper. Related: Gloomily; gloominess.

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例句和用法

1. Some good might come of all this gloomy business.: 生意不景气也未必全是坏事。

2. The country is currently obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.: 该国现在正弥漫着对未来的悲观预测。

3. The short-term outlook for employment remains gloomy.: 近期的就业前景依然暗淡。

4. Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine.: 尽管阳光明媚，里面依然暗淡无光。

5. They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.: 他们发现他情绪低落，无精打采。