单词 | somber |
释义 | somber (sɒmbər) regional note: in BRIT, use sombre 1. adjective If someone is somber, they are serious or sad. Spencer cried as she described the somber mood of her co-workers. 2. adjective Somber colors and places are dark and dull. His room is somber and dark. More Synonyms of somber somber in American English (ˈsɑmbər) adjective Also Chiefly British ˈsombre 1. dark and gloomy or dull 2. mentally depressed or depressing; melancholy 3. earnest and solemn; grave Derived forms somberly (ˈsomberly) adverb somberness (ˈsomberness) noun Word origin Fr sombre < LL *subumbrare, to shade < L sub, under + umbra, shadeExamples of 'somber' in a sentence |
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