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saturnine

英 ['sætənaɪn] 美
  • adj. 忧郁的;阴沉的;铅中毒的;沉默寡言的

英英释意


1. bitter or scornful;
"the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
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"- Bruce Bliven
"a sour temper"
"a sullen crowd"