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lugubrious

英 [lʊ'guːbrɪəs] 美 [lə'gʊbrɪəs]

解释

adj. 悲哀的，悲惨的

※ 提供单词"lugubrious"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。

中文词源

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.

英文词源

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.

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例句和用法

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.