sullen
英['s?l?n]
美['s?l?n]
- adj. 慍怒的，不高興的；（天氣）陰沉的；沉悶的
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?sullenly;名詞:?sullenness;
助記提示
1. 諧音“煞冷”-----陰煞、冷沉的表情、樣子。
中文詞源
sullen 悶悶不樂(lè)的
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) solus,單獨(dú)的，詞源同 sole.-en,形容詞后綴。引申詞義孤獨(dú)的，寂寞的，悶悶不 樂(lè)的。
英文詞源
- sullen
- sullen: [16] The etymological notion underlying sullen is of being miserable because one is ‘on one’s own’. The word comes from Anglo- Norman *solein ‘a(chǎn)lone’, hence ‘miserable’, a derivative of Old French soul ‘a(chǎn)lone’ (source of English sole).
=> sole, solo - sullen (adj.)
- 1570s, alteration of Middle English soleyn "unique, singular," from Anglo-French *solein, formed on the pattern of Old French solain "lonely," from soul "single," from Latin solus "by oneself, alone" (see sole (adj.)). The sense shift in Middle English from "solitary" to "morose" (i.e. "remaining alone through ill-humor") occurred late 14c. Related: Sullenly; sullenness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He turned away in sullen, resentful silence.
- 他悶悶不樂(lè)、心懷怨恨、一言不發(fā)地轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身去了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence.
- 那些冒犯者都悶不作聲了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Bob looked pale and sullen.
- 鮑勃臉色蒼白，悶悶不樂(lè)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The sullen girl refused to answer her mother's questions.
- 慍怒的女孩拒絕回答她母親的問(wèn)題.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. He looked up at the sullen sky.
- 他抬頭看了一眼陰沉的天空.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》