形容词,意为"郁郁寡欢的、阴沉的、闷闷不乐的"。形容一个人情绪低落、沉默寡言,表现出不高兴或不友善的态度。
/məˈɹoʊs/
He sat in the corner, looking morose and refusing to talk to anyone.
他坐在角落里,神情阴郁,不愿和任何人说话。
After weeks of morose silence, she finally opened up about the grief that had been consuming her since the loss of her closest friend.
在数周郁郁寡欢的沉默之后,她终于敞开心扉,倾诉了自从失去最亲密朋友以来一直吞噬着她的悲伤。
源自拉丁语 morosus,意为"难以取悦的、挑剔的",该词又来自 mos(习惯、性情)。在16世纪进入英语时,最初带有"固执己见、乖僻"的含义,后来逐渐演变为今天"阴郁、忧闷"的意思。