morose

• adj. 鬱悶的；孤僻的

來自拉丁語moris,習慣，風俗，舉止，詞源同moral,mores,moody.即合乎舉止的，按風俗的，引申詞義無所適從的，憂鬱的，悶悶不樂的。

morose (adj.)

1530s "gloomy," from Latin morosus "morose, peevish, hypercritical, fastidious," from mos (genitive moris) "habit, custom" (see moral (adj.)). In English, manners by itself means "(good) manners," but here the implication in Latin is "(bad) manners." Related: Morosity.

1. He is a morose, work-shy layabout.

他是個整天垂頭喪氣、遊手好閑的人。

來自柯林斯例句

2. She just sat there looking morose.

她就那樣陰鬱地坐在那兒。

來自《權威詞典》

3. She was morose, pale, and reticent.

她麵色蒼白、憂鬱孤僻，並且沉默寡言。

來自辭典例句

4. He was silent and morose.

他沉默寡言、鬱鬱寡歡.

來自名作英譯部分

5. Dick became morose and irritable , with the strain, Mary curiously silent.

這緊張的情形使得迪克憂煩急躁起來, 而瑪麗卻是沉默得出奇.

來自辭典例句