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somber adj.微暗的；阴暗的；忧郁的；严肃的；严峻的 (1) 她抬起头来，凝望着十二月份阴沉沉的天空。(2) 葬礼是个忧郁的场合。(3) 赫索格严肃的脸上露出了笑容。(4) 他听着关于事故的报告时,脸部表情严峻。 Something that is somber is often thought of as "in shadow," as in "the shadow of grief," or "the shadow of a bad mood." This is not just a coincidence. Somber comes from French sombre, which comes from Late Latin subumbrāre "to cast a shadow," from Latin sub umbrā "under a shadow."

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英 ['sɒmbə] 美 ['sɒmbə] (1) She looked up staring at the somber December sky.(2) A funeral is a somber occasion.(3) Herzog's somber face brightened.(4) His expression was somber as he listened to the report of the accident. Funerals are often somber affairs. Also your face after your teacher hands back an exam you failed. Somber is used to describe situations, facial expressions, or moods that are dark, gloomy, or depressing.

英语单词	somber
英美音标	英 ['sɒmbə] 美 ['sɒmbə]
中文释义	adj.微暗的；阴暗的；忧郁的；严肃的；严峻的
英语例句	(1) She looked up staring at the somber December sky. (2) A funeral is a somber occasion. (3) Herzog's somber face brightened. (4) His expression was somber as he listened to the report of the accident.
中文例句	(1) 她抬起头来，凝望着十二月份阴沉沉的天空。 (2) 葬礼是个忧郁的场合。 (3) 赫索格严肃的脸上露出了笑容。 (4) 他听着关于事故的报告时,脸部表情严峻。
vocabulary简明	Funerals are often somber affairs. Also your face after your teacher hands back an exam you failed. Somber is used to describe situations, facial expressions, or moods that are dark, gloomy, or depressing.
vocabulary扩展	Something that is somber is often thought of as "in shadow," as in "the shadow of grief," or "the shadow of a bad mood." This is not just a coincidence. Somber comes from French sombre, which comes from Late Latin subumbrāre "to cast a shadow," from Latin sub umbrā "under a shadow."

Somber Face Shadow Latin 英 Sɒmbə] 美 Sɒmbə Adj.微暗的；阴暗的；忧郁的；严肃的；严峻的