saturnine

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英[ˈsætənaɪn]

美[ˈsætərnaɪn]

基本意思释义

adj.性格阴沉的，表情忧郁的，讥讽的

短语及实用例句

He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.

他的举止相当乖戾阴郁，令人望而生畏。

辞典例句

The face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips seemed to be twisted with disdain.

他皮肤黝黑, 面带讥讽表情,嘴里叼着烟斗,是个鞑靼人.

英英释义

Adjective

1. bitter or scornful;

\"the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain\"- Oscar Wilde

2. showing a brooding ill humor;

\"a dark scowl\"

\"the proverbially dour New England Puritan\"

\"a glum, hopeless shrug\"

\"he sat in moody silence\"

\"a morose and unsociable manner\"

\"a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius\"- Bruce Bliven

\"a sour temper\"

\"a sullen crowd\"