单词 | melpomenish |
释义 | melpomenishadj. literary. rare. Tragic; of a tragic demeanour. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > [adjective] > characterized by sorrow sadc1400 languorousc1475 tragicala1700 melpomenish1801 sorryful1821 tragic1848 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [adjective] > types of part or character protatic1658 fat1758 melpomenish1801 heavy1814 starring1833 Polonian1847 supporting1863 Polonial1872 actor-proof1893 Ophelian1903 1801 T. S. Surr Splendid Misery II. 170 Why so melpomonish, Julia? 1977 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 29 Dec. 13/4 Melpomenish means tragic, and a whoopub is a hubbub or fuss. Miss Sperling says digging up old words became a hobby, later a fascination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1801 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。