记忆方法
1、sub- "under" + umbr- + -e. => subumbre => sombre => somber.
2、很显然，该词由上述词根结合后缩略变形而来。
2、很显然，该词由上述词根结合后缩略变形而来。
中文词源
somber 昏暗的，阴沉的，阴郁的，沮丧的
来自法语 sombre,黑暗的，昏暗的，来自拉丁语 subumbrare,笼罩，使蒙上影子，来自 sub-, 在下面，umbra,影子，阴影，词源同 umbrella,伞，字面意思即小影子。引申比喻义阴郁的， 沮丧的等。
英语词源
- somber (adj.)
- 1760 "gloomy, shadowy" (earlier sombrous, c. 1730), from French sombre "dark, gloomy," from Old French sombre (14c.), from an adjective from Late Latin subumbrare "to shadow," from sub "under" (see sub-) + umbra "shade, shadow," perhaps from a suffixed form of PIE *andho- "blind, dark" (see umbrage). Related: Somberly; somberness.
权威例句
- 1. That was a somber January day.
- 那是一个阴沉的正月天.
- 2. He had a somber expression on his face.
- 他面容忧郁.
- 3. His coat was a somber brown.
- 他的衣服是暗棕色的.
- 4. She was dressed in somber black.
- 她穿一身灰黑色衣服.
- 5. A funeral is a somber occasion.
- 葬礼是个忧郁的场合.
相关单词
广而告之
1一秒钟记单词小学英语单词记背神器英语一二三四五六年级人教版英语词汇汇总表单词记背神器 单词记忆书单词词汇速记强化训练
【推荐理由】赠运费险，热门商品
【现价】27.9
【下单链接】38￥ CZ3457 5OArdvEMFvn￥