| 单词 | sombre |
| 释义 | sombre (once / 858 pages) adj When you're sombre — or somber — you're acting glum, depressed, or sad. Being sombre is the opposite of being perky or happy. This is a word that has to do with the mood of a person or event. A funeral is going to be sombre, and the people at the funeral are usually pretty sombre, too. It's a quiet, serious, and even gloomy kind of feeling. Objects can look sombre if they're dull and colorless. Just don't get sombre and confused by the spelling: the "re" ending is a British thing, while Americans usually end it with "er." WORD FAMILYsombre: sombreness, sombrer, sombrest USAGE EXAMPLESIt was a very quiet and sombre mood. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) In the end, a whirlwind of classic space-opera motifs was able to achieve the same goal without undercutting the film’s uniquely sombre tone. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) Ten years ago the mood in the city was sombre, certainly at the Peugeot plant, near Ryton, where production was ending. BBC(Dec 11, 2016) 1adj grave or even gloomy in character Syn melancholy, somber cheerless, depressing, uncheerful causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy 2adj lacking brightness or color; dull Syn drab, sober, somber colorless, colourless weak in color; not colorful |
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