| 单词 | somber |
| 释义 | somber —somberly, adv. —somberness, n. /som"beuhr/, adj. 1. gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway. 2. dark and dull, as color, or as things in respect to color: a somber dress. 3. gloomy, depressing, or dismal: a somber mood. 4. extremely serious; grave: a somber expression on his face. Also, esp. Brit., sombre. [1750-60; < F sombre, MF, prob. n. deriv. of *sombrer to make shady < VL *subumbrare, equiv. to L sub- SUB- + umbrare to cast a shadow, deriv. of umbra shade] Syn. 1. dusky, murky, sunless. 3. lugubrious, mournful, doleful, melancholy. Ant. 1. bright. 3. cheerful. |
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