saturnine
/ˈsætənaɪn/adjective
1- (of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy(人, 态度)阴郁的, 迟钝的:
a saturnine temperament.
阴郁的性格。
1.1
- (of a person or their features) dark in colouring and moody or mysterious(人, 相貌)脸色阴沉的, 郁郁不乐的; 神色诡秘的:
his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes.
他那阴沉的脸和警惕的黑眼睛。
1.2
- (of a place or an occasion) gloomy(地方, 场合)阴暗的。
派生词
saturninely
adverb词源
late Middle English (as a term in astrology): from Old French saturnin, from medieval Latin Saturninus 'of Saturn' (identified with lead by the alchemists and associated with slowness and gloom by astrologers).