| 单词 | melancholic |
| 释义 | melancholic (once / 7849 pages) adjn Melancholic describes sadness, or a person who feels this way. Planning to go out dancing after seeing that melancholic movie? Don't be surprised if you feel more like sitting quietly, thinking, instead. Melancholic means thoughtfully sad — your summer could be melancholic if you spent the whole season feeling blue, or you might have a melancholic friend who seems sad even when he swears he's having a good time. The Greek root melankholia means sadness, but it also means black bile, a bodily secretion believed in Medieval physiology to cause people to feel melancholic. WORD FAMILYmelancholic: melancholia, melancholics+/melancholia: melancholiac, melancholias/melancholiac: melancholiacs USAGE EXAMPLESNoah’s screen time was our and blandly melancholic. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) While subdued and melancholic, there is a deeper optimism at the core of Beck’s “Heart Is a Drum.” Salon(Dec 31, 2016) But it’s also brushed with melancholic shadows that cling. Time(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj characterized by or causing or expressing sadness her melancholic smile Syn melancholy sad experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness 2n someone subject to melancholia Syn|Hyper melancholiac depressive someone suffering psychological depression |
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