单词 | sad |
释义 | sad[sæd]a. 忧愁的, 悲哀的相关词组:in sad earnest sad sad AHD: [s²d] D.J. [s#d]K.K. [s#d]adj.(形容词) sad.der,sad.dest 1. Affected or characterized by sorrow or unhappiness.悲哀的:受哀伤或不快乐影响的或有其特点的2. Expressive of sorrow or unhappiness.显示悲哀的:显露哀伤或不快乐的3. Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing:可悲的:导致悲伤或忧郁的;令人沮丧的:a sad movie; sad news.悲剧电影;使人伤心的消息4. Deplorable; sorry:十分糟糕的;令人遗憾的:a sad state of affairs; a sad excuse.糟糕的事态;令人遗憾的借口5. Dark-hued; somber.色彩灰暗的;暗淡的语源:1. Middle English [weary, sorrowful] 中古英语 [忧伤的,悲哀的] 2. from Old English sæd [sated, weary] * see s³- 源自 古英语 sæd [满足了的,忧伤的] *参见 s³- 继承用法:sad“ly adv.(副词)sad“ness n.(名词)参考词汇:1. sad,melancholy,sorrowful,doleful,woebegone,desolate2. These adjectives all mean affected with or marked by unhappiness, as that caused by affliction.这些形容词都表示受不愉快影响的或有其特征的。3. Sad is the most general: Sad 最笼统: “Better by far you should forget and smile/Than that you should remember and be sad” (Christina Rossetti).“忘掉和微笑要比/记住和悲伤美好得多” (克里斯蒂娜·罗塞蒂)。4. Melancholy can refer to a lingering or habitual state of mind marked by somberness or sadness: Melancholy 可指一种长久的或习惯性的沮丧和悲伤的心境: The patient's face, though it was melancholy, brightened at the arrival of the guests.尽管这个病人的表情常常是忧伤的,但客人的到来使他开朗起来。5. Sorrowful applies to mental pain such as that resulting from irreparable loss: Sorrowful 用于指无可挽回的损失所导致的内心痛苦: “Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful” (Proverbs 14:13).“甚至在欢笑时,内心仍然痛苦” (《箴言》14:13)。6. Doleful describes what is mournful, morose, or gloomy: Doleful 表现的是悲痛的、阴郁的或暗淡的: The chastised child looked at her father with a pathetic, doleful expression.被责骂的孩子哀怜地、悲伤地看着她的父亲。7. Woebegone suggests grief or wretchedness, especially as it is reflected in a person's appearance: Woebegone 意指(尤表现在外表上的)悲伤和苦恼: “His sorrow . . . made him look . . . haggard and . . . woebegone” (George du Maurier).“他的悲伤…使他看起来…憔悴且…愁眉苦脸” (乔治·杜·莫里耶)。8. Desolate applies to one that is sorrowful to the point of being beyond consolation: Desolate 用于指无法安慰地悲伤的人: “No one is so accursed by fate,/No one so utterly desolate,/But some heart, though unknown,/Responds unto his own” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).“没人注定交厄运,/没人如此悲伤以至无法安慰,/但是某个心灵,尽管不为人知,/对着自己回应” (亨利·华兹华斯·朗费罗) SAD SAD abbr.(略语)Seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal affective disorder. |
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