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Definition of sanguine in English: sanguineadjective ˈsaŋɡwɪnˈsæŋɡwən 1Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy the committee takes a more sanguine view Example sentencesExamples - However, UK operator mmO2 is more sanguine about the prospects for 3G.
- Sara was not sanguine about the prospects, for all of Midgarde had been held too long in thrall.
- While the Spanish government is openly optimistic that the worst has passed, residents and environmentalists were not so sanguine.
- I am just indicating to you that you may not be justified in taking an entirely sanguine approach that your client's position is entirely separate.
- I'm intrigued by everything you are saying, because it would sound like you have a generally more sanguine view of the situation than the auditor general did or than the Senate committee did that studied security in Canada.
- Despite the precarious position of the oil market, financial markets remain extraordinarily sanguine in regard to the prospects of another major oil shock.
- It was also sanguine about the economy's prospects in light of strong productivity growth and the stimulus provided by the current accommodative policy stance.
- That this in no way reduces his sanguine view of future economic prospects is as unbelievable as it is disconcerting.
- If you view competition as bad for consumers, you can't have a very sanguine view of their ability to resist corporate come-ons.
- One should not, however, be sanguine about the prospects for such international behavior modification.
- The Mexican press has been more sanguine about the prospects for the Zapatistas.
- This fall, many on Madison Avenue are feeling sanguine about the prospects for TV advertising, the default choice of big marketers.
- On the fixed-income side, it is now a much less sanguine case of studying balance sheets and deteriorating cash flow positions.
- The first is pessimism, the conviction that social transformation is, contrary to the sanguine illusions of the optimists, profoundly difficult.
- DESPITE THIS GOOD NEWS, it is hard to be sanguine about manufacturing's prospects over the long haul.
- She is equally sanguine about the trajectory and acceleration of her band's career, although she understands that it's remarkable that they've gotten this far with so little struggle.
- We are not sanguine that all the conditions can be fulfilled in a timely manner.
- However, he is positively sanguine about his experiences.
- None of these essays is sanguine about the current situation, but all three offer positive views of the future.
- Yet despite its high P / E, brokers were sanguine enough about Autonomy's prospects on Friday, and happy to upgrade the software company.
Synonyms optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive, disposed to look on the bright side, confident, cheerful, cheery, bright, assured informal upbeat archaic of good cheer - 1.1 (in medieval science and medicine) of or having the constitution associated with the predominance of blood among the bodily humours, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition.
（中世纪科学和医学）多血质的 Example sentencesExamples - Blood predominated in spring, and a person with a natural excess of blood would have a sanguine physical and psychological humoral constitution, or temperament.
- Those of a sanguine constitution, those weakened by famine or those who indulged in hot baths, excessive exercise, work or sexual indulgence (all of which opened the pores to infection) were particularly vulnerable.
- Jupiter, ruling the sanguine humour from its seat in the liver, is responsible for maintaining the even temper of the humours, thereby facilitating the harmonious flow of Vital Force.
- So if you've got an excess of black bile, you're melancholy; if there's a lot of blood running through you, you're sanguine.
Synonyms ruddy, red, red-faced, reddish, rosy, rosy-cheeked, pink, pinkish, roseate, rubicund florid, ruddy, red, red-faced, reddish, rosy, rosy-cheeked, pink, pinkish, roseate, rubicund - 1.2archaic (of the complexion) florid or ruddy.
〈古〉（肤色）红润的；血色好的 Example sentencesExamples - It was his fresh and sanguine complexion, which struck me as a rather bizarre contrast to his flat eyes.
- Even a sanguine complexion, therefore, did not guarantee rational capacity in a man.
Synonyms ruddy, red, red-faced, reddish, rosy, rosy-cheeked, pink, pinkish, roseate, rubicund
2Heraldry
literary Blood-red. 〈诗/文〉〔纹章〕血红的 Example sentencesExamples - Instances later, she was a beautiful young maiden with sanguine hair and a scarlet dress.
- He lay sleeping on his king-sized bed, covered under a crimson sheet with the sanguine hat tilted forward onto the bridge of his nose.
Synonyms scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red 3archaic Bloody or bloodthirsty. 〈古〉流血的；嗜血成性的，好杀戮的 Example sentencesExamples - It's terrible that a sword meant to save mankind from tyranny is corrupted to sanguine and destructive ends.
noun ˈsaŋɡwɪnˈsæŋɡwən mass noun1A blood-red colour. 血红色 Example sentencesExamples - Most artists who have done much life drawing are familiar with sanguine, usually as a color of conté crayon or colored pencil.
- 1.1 A deep red-brown crayon or pencil containing iron oxide.
（含有氧化铁的）红粉蜡笔；红粉笔 Example sentencesExamples - I was aware that sanguine, like the more processed chalks, can be smeared and stomped to create smooth tones; what I didn't know until reading Moores article is that the sanguine dust, because it doesn't have the oily binders found in the processed crayons, can be mixed with water to form a kind of ‘ink’, and washed on with a brush or even a pen.
- 1.2Heraldry A blood-red stain used in blazoning.
〔纹章〕血红色着色剂 Example sentencesExamples - Sanguine and tenne, supposedly, were never used in anything else other than abatements.
Derivativesadverb ˈsaŋɡwɪnliˈsæŋɡwənli He sanguinely includes in a single volume a brief biography of Thomas, an overview of the structure and themes of the Summa Theologiae, and a survey of nearly seven centuries of Thomisms. Example sentencesExamples - Given all those circumstances, I am of the view, therefore, that it was wholly reasonable to proceed with procuring the breath samples from the accused instead of sanguinely awaiting a return call from his chosen lawyer.
- I have never seen farce more keenly orchestrated and sanguinely enacted, the blatantly laughable always tinged with the bitingly caricatural, the fantastic, and the outrageous, without the slightest loss in basic humanity.
- Of his various outbursts and legal woes, he says sanguinely: ‘He's just very angry right now because I think he realises what he did and there's nothing he can do to change it.’
- ‘There might be certain issues that will be sorted out,’ he says sanguinely.
noun ˈsaŋɡwɪnnəsˈsæŋɡwənnəs Then I think there is also a strong sense in Washington that polls will shortly confirm a relative degree of sanguineness in the nation. Example sentencesExamples - Today, the Hinde Studio photos, the same images blown up to large-scale prints, speak to the optimism of the times and our nostalgia for that cheerful sanguineness.
- Indeed, we have heard this sanguineness before, often just before the next downturn.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French sanguin(e) 'blood red', from Latin sanguineus 'of blood', from sanguis, sanguin- 'blood'. According to the medieval doctrine of the four humours (see humour), having a constitution in which blood predominated over the other three gave people a cheerfully optimistic or sanguine disposition, as well as a florid complexion. The root of sanguine is Latin sanguis ‘blood’.
Definition of sanguine in US English: sanguineadjectiveˈsaNGɡwənˈsæŋɡwən 1Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy the committee takes a more sanguine view Example sentencesExamples - The Mexican press has been more sanguine about the prospects for the Zapatistas.
- Yet despite its high P / E, brokers were sanguine enough about Autonomy's prospects on Friday, and happy to upgrade the software company.
- Sara was not sanguine about the prospects, for all of Midgarde had been held too long in thrall.
- That this in no way reduces his sanguine view of future economic prospects is as unbelievable as it is disconcerting.
- However, he is positively sanguine about his experiences.
- It was also sanguine about the economy's prospects in light of strong productivity growth and the stimulus provided by the current accommodative policy stance.
- She is equally sanguine about the trajectory and acceleration of her band's career, although she understands that it's remarkable that they've gotten this far with so little struggle.
- If you view competition as bad for consumers, you can't have a very sanguine view of their ability to resist corporate come-ons.
- One should not, however, be sanguine about the prospects for such international behavior modification.
- However, UK operator mmO2 is more sanguine about the prospects for 3G.
- I'm intrigued by everything you are saying, because it would sound like you have a generally more sanguine view of the situation than the auditor general did or than the Senate committee did that studied security in Canada.
- None of these essays is sanguine about the current situation, but all three offer positive views of the future.
- The first is pessimism, the conviction that social transformation is, contrary to the sanguine illusions of the optimists, profoundly difficult.
- On the fixed-income side, it is now a much less sanguine case of studying balance sheets and deteriorating cash flow positions.
- Despite the precarious position of the oil market, financial markets remain extraordinarily sanguine in regard to the prospects of another major oil shock.
- DESPITE THIS GOOD NEWS, it is hard to be sanguine about manufacturing's prospects over the long haul.
- While the Spanish government is openly optimistic that the worst has passed, residents and environmentalists were not so sanguine.
- I am just indicating to you that you may not be justified in taking an entirely sanguine approach that your client's position is entirely separate.
- We are not sanguine that all the conditions can be fulfilled in a timely manner.
- This fall, many on Madison Avenue are feeling sanguine about the prospects for TV advertising, the default choice of big marketers.
Synonyms optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive, disposed to look on the bright side, confident, cheerful, cheery, bright, assured - 1.1 (in medieval science and medicine) of or having the constitution associated with the predominance of blood among the bodily humors, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition.
（中世纪科学和医学）多血质的 Example sentencesExamples - Those of a sanguine constitution, those weakened by famine or those who indulged in hot baths, excessive exercise, work or sexual indulgence (all of which opened the pores to infection) were particularly vulnerable.
- Jupiter, ruling the sanguine humour from its seat in the liver, is responsible for maintaining the even temper of the humours, thereby facilitating the harmonious flow of Vital Force.
- Blood predominated in spring, and a person with a natural excess of blood would have a sanguine physical and psychological humoral constitution, or temperament.
- So if you've got an excess of black bile, you're melancholy; if there's a lot of blood running through you, you're sanguine.
Synonyms ruddy, red, red-faced, reddish, rosy, rosy-cheeked, pink, pinkish, roseate, rubicund florid, ruddy, red, red-faced, reddish, rosy, rosy-cheeked, pink, pinkish, roseate, rubicund - 1.2archaic (of the complexion) florid or ruddy.
〈古〉（肤色）红润的；血色好的 Example sentencesExamples - It was his fresh and sanguine complexion, which struck me as a rather bizarre contrast to his flat eyes.
- Even a sanguine complexion, therefore, did not guarantee rational capacity in a man.
Synonyms ruddy, red, red-faced, reddish, rosy, rosy-cheeked, pink, pinkish, roseate, rubicund
2Heraldry
literary Blood-red. 〈诗/文〉〔纹章〕血红的 Example sentencesExamples - Instances later, she was a beautiful young maiden with sanguine hair and a scarlet dress.
- He lay sleeping on his king-sized bed, covered under a crimson sheet with the sanguine hat tilted forward onto the bridge of his nose.
Synonyms scarlet, vermilion, ruby, ruby-red, ruby-coloured, cherry, cherry-red, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, wine-red, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured, blood-red 3archaic Bloody or bloodthirsty. 〈古〉流血的；嗜血成性的，好杀戮的 Example sentencesExamples - It's terrible that a sword meant to save mankind from tyranny is corrupted to sanguine and destructive ends.
nounˈsaNGɡwənˈsæŋɡwən 1A blood-red color. 血红色 Example sentencesExamples - Most artists who have done much life drawing are familiar with sanguine, usually as a color of conté crayon or colored pencil.
- 1.1 A deep red-brown crayon or pencil containing iron oxide.
（含有氧化铁的）红粉蜡笔；红粉笔 Example sentencesExamples - I was aware that sanguine, like the more processed chalks, can be smeared and stomped to create smooth tones; what I didn't know until reading Moores article is that the sanguine dust, because it doesn't have the oily binders found in the processed crayons, can be mixed with water to form a kind of ‘ink’, and washed on with a brush or even a pen.
- 1.2Heraldry A blood-red stain used in blazoning.
〔纹章〕血红色着色剂 Example sentencesExamples - Sanguine and tenne, supposedly, were never used in anything else other than abatements.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French sanguin(e) ‘blood red’, from Latin sanguineus ‘of blood’, from sanguis, sanguin- ‘blood’. |