英语词汇“somber”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	somber
释义	som·ber I. adjective or som·bre \ˈsämbə(r) sometimes ˈsȯm-\ Etymology: French sombre 1. : so shaded or full of shadows as to be dark and gloomy : lacking light or brightness : characterized by gloom or shadow : depressingly dark, dusky, or obscure < narrow, somber streets — American Guide Series: Virginia > < the bell-chamber was somber and almost menacing — Dorothy Sayers > 2. a. (1) : gloomy, sullen, melancholy, or dejected in appearance or mood < the city made him somber and restless — John Cheever > (2) : of a serious mien : grave < somber … merchant dignitaries — J.H.Randall > b. : of a melancholy, dismal, or depressing character < somber thoughts > < a somber mood > 3. : conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas : depressing, grave, melancholy < took on a more somber and threatening aspect — Emporia (Kans.) Gazette > < know the truth, somber though it may be — Sir Winston Churchill > 4. a. of color or a color : of a dull or heavy cast or shade < somber tone > < a more somber hue > < house … painted a somber Puritan color — A.W.Long > b. : having or characterized by such a color : dark colored < the somber leaves of the copper beech — American Guide Series: New Jersey > Synonyms: see serious II. verb or sombre \“\ (sombered or sombred ; sombered or sombred ; sombering or sombring \-b(ə)riŋ\ ; sombers or sombres) *transitive verb* : to make somber *intransitive verb* : to become or grow somber III. noun or sombre \“\ (-s) : gloom
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