melancholy
【忧郁,悲伤】
melancholy 是一个名词和形容词,通常用来表示一种悲伤、忧郁或沮丧的情感。
1. 基本含义
🔹 melancholy [ˈmɛlənˌkɑli](名词和形容词)
(1) 名词:忧郁,悲伤
- melancholy 作为名词时,指一种深沉的、持久的悲伤情绪,通常没有明确的外部原因。它不仅仅是暂时的悲伤,而是更为持续的忧郁或情绪低落。
- 例如:He felt a sense of melancholy as he watched the sunset.
(当他看着日落时,他感到一阵忧郁。) - 例如:There was an air of melancholy in the room after the news.
(听到这个消息后,房间里弥漫着一种悲伤的气氛。)
- 例如:He felt a sense of melancholy as he watched the sunset.
(2) 形容词:忧郁的,悲伤的
- 作为形容词,melancholy 描述一种让人感到忧伤、沉重或不愉快的情绪或氛围。
- 例如:She had a melancholy expression on her face.
(她脸上带着忧郁的表情。) - 例如:The song had a melancholy tone.
(这首歌有一种忧伤的调子。)
- 例如:She had a melancholy expression on her face.
2. 词源
- melancholy 源自拉丁语 "melancholia",意为“黑胆汁”,古代人认为黑胆汁过多会导致悲伤情绪。这个词最早来源于希腊语 "melas"(黑色)和 "khole"(胆汁),表示一种与体液失衡相关的悲伤或抑郁。
3. 常见搭配
- a sense of melancholy — 一种忧伤的感觉
- As the final scene ended, a deep sense of melancholy filled the theater.
(当最后一幕结束时,剧院里弥漫着深深的忧伤。)
- As the final scene ended, a deep sense of melancholy filled the theater.
- melancholy mood — 忧郁的情绪
- The weather outside put him in a melancholy mood.
(外面的天气让他心情沉郁。)
- The weather outside put him in a melancholy mood.
- melancholy thoughts — 忧郁的想法
- She was filled with melancholy thoughts after hearing the bad news.
(听到坏消息后,她心中充满了忧伤的想法。)
- She was filled with melancholy thoughts after hearing the bad news.
4. 近义词
词汇 | 含义 | 适用场景 |
---|---|---|
sad | 悲伤的,难过的 | 普通的悲伤或不开心 |
depressed | 沮丧的,情绪低落的 | 多用于描述心理健康问题 |
despondent | 沮丧的,失望的 | 强烈的情绪低落,失望 |
gloomy | 阴郁的,暗淡的 | 强调阴暗和压抑的氛围 |
forlorn | 孤独的,绝望的 | 强调极度的孤独或悲伤 |
5. 总结
- melancholy 可作为名词或形容词,表示一种持续的悲伤、忧郁或情绪低落。
- 常见搭配包括 a sense of melancholy(一阵忧伤),melancholy thoughts(忧郁的想法),melancholy mood(忧郁的情绪)。