英语词汇“lugubrious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Funerals are lugubrious. So are rainy days and Mondays. Anything that makes you sad, gloomy, or mournful can be called lugubrious.

Lugubrious comes from the Latin verb lūgēre, "to mourn." You can also listen to the sound of the word: lugubrious sounds slow, heavy, and sad. Sometimes, just the "feel" of a word is enough to clue you in to its meaning, and lugubrious is one of those words. I was feeling great when I got to the concert, but the lugubrious music left me in a terrible mood.

VOCABULARY SHOUT-OUT

Is "Lugubrious" Good or Bad? Use Context Clues to Find Out!

Note: While this post uses a sentence from a review of Breaking Bad's season finale, it is spoiler-free.

We have written before about guessing at a word's meaning by figuring out if it is charged with a negative or positive association. But what happens when a word's charge is confused?

The day after the final episode of "Breaking Bad" aired on AMC, New York Times television critic Alessandra Stanley used the excellent vocabulary word lugubrious when she wrote:

After so many lugubrious turns, “Breaking Bad” came to an end on Sunday on an almost uplifting note.

"Lugubrious?" you might ask yourself. Sounds bad. But "Breaking Bad" is my favorite show! "Could lugubrious be...a good thing?"

Before you rush to the Dictionary to find out, take a minute to look at Stanley's lede one more time. It's a test-writer's dream, the kind of opportunity for finding meaning through context clues we're being told we'll see on the new SAT. And right off the bat, you'll notice Stanley's sentence contrasts lugubrious with uplifting. Aha! A clue. Since we know that uplifting means making you feel "up" or just "good," we can infer that lugubrious falls into the category of things that make you feel bad, or are depressing.

Now, let's go to the Dictionary, where we won't be too surprised to find out that lugubrious means "mournful and sad," and often applies to music that might be appropriate for a funeral. So, the word has a negative association, but it isn't a critique of the show. Considering what went on in its five full seasons, it would appear that Stanley chose her word wisely.

WORD FAMILY

lugubrious: lugubriously, lugubriousness

USAGE EXAMPLES

In the interests of full disclosure, I need to state upfront that the check-in process is both lugubrious and more than slightly irritating.

Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016)

The cold signals the approach of winter and its long nights and lugubrious days.

Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016)

And the whole first movement that followed was taken at a pace so slow it was downright lugubrious, sometimes verging on the bathetic.

Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016)

adj excessively mournful

Syn

sorrowful

experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

单词	lugubrious
释义	lugubrious (once / 4370 pages) adj Funerals are lugubrious. So are rainy days and Mondays. Anything that makes you sad, gloomy, or mournful can be called lugubrious. Lugubrious comes from the Latin verb lūgēre, "to mourn." You can also listen to the sound of the word: lugubrious sounds slow, heavy, and sad. Sometimes, just the "feel" of a word is enough to clue you in to its meaning, and lugubrious is one of those words. I was feeling great when I got to the concert, but the lugubrious music left me in a terrible mood. VOCABULARY SHOUT-OUT Is "Lugubrious" Good or Bad? Use Context Clues to Find Out! Note: While this post uses a sentence from a review of Breaking Bad's season finale, it is spoiler-free. We have written before about guessing at a word's meaning by figuring out if it is charged with a negative or positive association. But what happens when a word's charge is confused? The day after the final episode of "Breaking Bad" aired on AMC, New York Times television critic Alessandra Stanley used the excellent vocabulary word lugubrious when she wrote: After so many lugubrious turns, “Breaking Bad” came to an end on Sunday on an almost uplifting note. "Lugubrious?" you might ask yourself. Sounds bad. But "Breaking Bad" is my favorite show! "Could lugubrious be...a good thing?" Before you rush to the Dictionary to find out, take a minute to look at Stanley's lede one more time. It's a test-writer's dream, the kind of opportunity for finding meaning through context clues we're being told we'll see on the new SAT. And right off the bat, you'll notice Stanley's sentence contrasts lugubrious with uplifting. Aha! A clue. Since we know that uplifting means making you feel "up" or just "good," we can infer that lugubrious falls into the category of things that make you feel bad, or are depressing. Now, let's go to the Dictionary, where we won't be too surprised to find out that lugubrious means "mournful and sad," and often applies to music that might be appropriate for a funeral. So, the word has a negative association, but it isn't a critique of the show. Considering what went on in its five full seasons, it would appear that Stanley chose her word wisely. WORD FAMILY lugubrious: lugubriously, lugubriousness USAGE EXAMPLES In the interests of full disclosure, I need to state upfront that the check-in process is both lugubrious and more than slightly irritating. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) The cold signals the approach of winter and its long nights and lugubrious days. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) And the whole first movement that followed was taken at a pace so slow it was downright lugubrious, sometimes verging on the bathetic. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) adj excessively mournful Syn sorrowful experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
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