| 释义 |
Noun: melancholy 'melun`kólee- A feeling of thoughtful sadness
- A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
- A humour that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
- black bile
Adjective: melancholy 'melun`kólee- Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
"growing more melancholy every hour"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
- melancholic - Grave or even gloomy in character
- somber [US], sombre [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: melancholies See also: cheerless, depressing, sad, uncheerful Type of: bodily fluid, body fluid, depression, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], liquid body substance, sadness, unhappiness Encyclopedia: Melancholy |