atrabilious
/ˌætrəˈbɪljəs/adjective
- poetic/literary melancholy or ill-tempered〈诗/文〉忧郁的; 脾气暴躁的。
派生词
atrabiliousness
noun词源
mid 17th cent. （in the sense 'affected by black bile'， one of the four supposed cardinal humours of the body， believed to cause melancholy）： from Latin atra bilis 'black bile'， translation of Greek melankholia 'melancholy'， + -IOUS.