单词 | sad |
释义 | sad —sadly, adv. —sadness, n. /sad/, adj., sadder, saddest. 1. affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away. 2. expressive of or characterized by sorrow: sad looks; a sad song. 3. causing sorrow: a sad disappointment; sad news. 4. (of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab. 5. deplorably bad; sorry: a sad attempt. 6. Obs. firm or steadfast. [bef. 1000; ME; OE saed grave, heavy, weary, orig. sated, full; c. G satt, Goth saths full, satisfied; akin to L satis enough, satur sated, Gk háden enough. See SATIATE, SATURATE] Syn. 1. unhappy, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, gloomy, downcast, downhearted, depressed, dejected, melancholy. Ant. 1. happy. /sahd/, n. the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet. [ < Ar] |
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