saturnine

英['sætənaɪn] 美['sætərnaɪn]
  • adj. 忧郁的;铅中毒的;受土星影响的;沉默寡言的;讥讽的
GRE
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 忧郁的
    2. 铅中毒的
    3. 受土星影响而出生的,土星转世的
    4. 沉默寡言的
    5. 讥讽的,讥诮的
    6. 阴沉的
    7. 不愉快的
    8. 性情乖僻的
    9. 严肃的
    10. 铅的
    11. 呆滞的
    12. 受土星影响的

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. bitter or scornful;

    "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"

  2. showing a brooding ill humor;

    "a dark scowl"
    "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"
    "a glum, hopeless shrug"
    "he sat in moody silence"
    "a morose and unsociable manner"
    "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"
    "a sour temper"
    "a sullen crowd"

1. He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.
他的举止相当乖戾阴郁,令人望而生畏。

来自辞典例句

2. The face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips seemed to be twisted with disdain.
他皮肤黝黑, 面带讥讽表情,嘴里叼着烟斗,是个鞑靼人.

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