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单词 sad
释义 sad
I. \ˈsad, ˈsaa(ə)d\ adjective
(sadder ; saddest)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sæd; akin to Old High German sat sated, Old Norse sathr, saddr, Gothic sads, Latin satur sated, satis enough, Greek hadēn to satiety, enough, Sanskrit asinva insatiable
1.
 a. obsolete : sated, satisfied, surfeited
 b. obsolete
  (1) : firmly established in status or determination : settled, fixed
   < settled in his face I see sad resolution — John Milton >
  (2) : capable of steadfast resistance : stout, valiant
 c. archaic : maturely steady : grave, serious
  < a sadder and a wiser man he rose the morrow morn — S.T.Coleridge >
2.
 a. obsolete : solid, compacted
 b. dialect Britain, of soil : not friable
 c. chiefly Midland, of food : heavy, soggy — used especially of baked goods that do not rise
3.
 a. : affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast, gloomy, mournful
  < feeling sad because his pet had died >
  < a sad song about his disappointed love >
 b.
  (1) : causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : depressing
   < heard the sad news of their army's defeat >
   < gay clothes in sad weather was sound sense — Audrey Barker >
   < the long sad notes of taps — J.M.Virden >
  (2) : giving occasion for regret or dismay : deplorable
   < those war years were leading to a sad relaxation of morals — C.W.Cunnington >
   < sad to say, the funds were exhausted >
 c. : of little worth : contemptibly bad : sorry, poor, inferior
  < some of these stories are good, but many are sad drivel — Norman Douglas >
4.
 a. archaic : deep, dark
  < a dark greenish color, growing sadder … as the plant decays, till it approaches a black — Robert Plot >
 b. : of a dull somber color or shade : drab
  < sad browns and blacks >
II. adverb
archaic : sadly
 < so sad forlorn — John Keats >
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