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单词 saturnine
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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).
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