| 正面 | 13221.sullen 英 ['sʌlən]美 ['sʌlən]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. 谐音“煞冷”-----阴煞、冷沉的表情、样子。adj. 愠怒的，不高兴的；（天气）阴沉的；沉闷的 例句： 1. He turned away in sullen, resentful silence.他闷闷不乐、心怀怨恨、一言不发地转过身去了。 sullen 闷闷不乐的来自拉丁语 solus,单独的，词源同 sole.-en,形容词后缀。引申词义孤独的，寂寞的，闷闷不 乐的。 sullensullen: [16] The etymological notion underlying sullen is of being miserable because one is ‘on one’s own’. The word comes from Anglo- Norman *solein ‘alone’, hence ‘miserable’, a derivative of Old French soul ‘alone’ (source of English sole).=> sole, solosullen (adj.)1570s, alteration of Middle English soleyn "unique, singular," from Anglo-French *solein, formed on the pattern of Old French solain "lonely," from soul "single," from Latin solus "by oneself, alone" (see sole (adj.)). The sense shift in Middle English from "solitary" to "morose" (i.e. "remaining alone through ill-humor") occurred late 14c. Related: Sullenly; sullenness." |