单词 | melancholy |
释义 | Word Frequency melancholy(ˈmɛlənkəlɪ) nounWord forms: plural -cholies 1. a constitutional tendency to gloominess or depression 2. a sad thoughtful state of mind; pensiveness 3. archaic a. a gloomy character, thought to be caused by too much black bile b. one of the four bodily humours; black bile humour (sense 8)adjective 4. characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness, dejection, etc Derived forms melancholily (ˈmɛlənˌkɒlɪlɪ) adverb melancholiness (ˈmelanˌcholiness) noun Word origin C14: via Old French from Late Latin melancholia, from Greek melankholia, from melas black + kholē bile |
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