| 单词 | somber |
| 释义 | somber (once / 1960 pages) adj Funerals are often somber affairs. Also your face after your teacher hands back an exam you failed. Somber is used to describe situations, facial expressions, or moods that are dark, gloomy, or depressing. Something that is somber is often thought of as "in shadow," as in "the shadow of grief," or "the shadow of a bad mood." This is not just a coincidence. Somber comes from French sombre, which comes from Late Latin subumbrāre "to cast a shadow," from Latin sub umbrā "under a shadow." WORD FAMILYsomber: somberer, somberest, somberly, somberness USAGE EXAMPLESThey presented a somber vision of the turtles’ potential extinction and discussed ways to prevent that. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) In Berlin the mood was more somber than celebratory. Time(Jan 01, 2017) It’s not somber scientists who drive human ingenuity, nor the warrior class and its quest for a better spear. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj grave or even gloomy in character a suit of somber black a somber mood Syn melancholy, sombre cheerless, depressing, uncheerful causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy 2adj lacking brightness or color; dull children in somber brown clothes Syn drab, sober, sombre colorless, colourless weak in color; not colorful |
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