dismal
dismal
[ˈdɪzm(ə)l]
adjective
the dismals
dismally
adverb
dismalness
noun
语源
[ˈdɪzm(ə)l]
adjective
- depressing; dreary
压抑的；沉闷的
the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem like evening.
阴沉的天气使下午后半段时间显得跟傍晚一样。
■(of a person or their mood) gloomy
阴郁的
his dismal mood was not dispelled by finding the house empty.
发现房子是空的并没有使他郁闷的情绪消散。
■(informal)pitifully or disgracefully bad
(非正式)可怜的；可耻的
he shuddered as he watched his team's dismal performance.
观看他的团队可怜的表演时，他浑身发抖。
the dismals
- (archaic, informal)low spirits
(古，非正式)低落的情绪
a fit of the dismals.
一阵情绪低落。
dismally
adverb
dismalness
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from earlier dismal (noun), denoting the two days in each month which in medieval times were believed to be unlucky, from Anglo-Norman French dis mal, from medieval Latin dies mali 'evil days'
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