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dismal a.使人悲伤的，阴沉的 dismal (adj.) c.1400, from Anglo-French dismal (mid-13c.), from Old French (li) dis mals "(the) bad days," from Medieval Latin dies mali "evil or unlucky days" (also called dies Ægyptiaci), from Latin dies "days" (see diurnal) + mali, plural of malus "bad" (see mal-).Through the Middle Ages, calendars marked two days of each month as unlucky, supposedly based on the ancient calculations of Egyptian astrologers (Jan. 1, 25; Feb. 4, 26; March 1, 28; April 10, 20; May 3, 25; June 10, 16; July 13, 22; Aug. 1, 30; Sept. 3, 21; Oct. 3, 22; Nov. 5, 28; Dec. 7, 22). Modern sense of "gloomy, dreary" first recorded in English 1590s, in reference to sounds. Related: Dismally. 【记】dis + mal(不好，坏，反常)， dis 与mal都是否定及不好的意思，原指魔鬼或地狱般的日子，具足地狱的特点；已经学过的dism开头的，dismiss or dismay 都是使人沮丧的

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['dizməl] 【英】 adj. 使人悲伤的(showing sadness)【例】 dismal weather, countryside adj. 阴沉的; 沮丧的; 忧郁的【记】在中世纪的英国指不吉利的日子(dis = day, mal邪恶的, 坏的)dismay(使气馁)使你dismal

单词	dismal
音标	['dizməl]
解释	a.使人悲伤的，阴沉的
红宝书	【英】 adj. 使人悲伤的(showing sadness) 【例】 dismal weather, countryside
字源	dismal (adj.) c.1400, from Anglo-French dismal (mid-13c.), from Old French (li) dis mals "(the) bad days," from Medieval Latin dies mali "evil or unlucky days" (also called dies Ægyptiaci), from Latin dies "days" (see diurnal) + mali, plural of malus "bad" (see mal-). Through the Middle Ages, calendars marked two days of each month as unlucky, supposedly based on the ancient calculations of Egyptian astrologers (Jan. 1, 25; Feb. 4, 26; March 1, 28; April 10, 20; May 3, 25; June 10, 16; July 13, 22; Aug. 1, 30; Sept. 3, 21; Oct. 3, 22; Nov. 5, 28; Dec. 7, 22). Modern sense of "gloomy, dreary" first recorded in English 1590s, in reference to sounds. Related: Dismally.
不择手段背单词	adj. 阴沉的; 沮丧的; 忧郁的【记】在中世纪的英国指不吉利的日子(dis = day, mal邪恶的, 坏的)dismay(使气馁)使你dismal
趣味全助记	【记】dis + mal(不好，坏，反常)， dis 与mal都是否定及不好的意思，原指魔鬼或地狱般的日子，具足地狱的特点；已经学过的dism开头的，dismiss or dismay 都是使人沮丧的

Dismal Dies Adj Dis Latin Dizməl A.使人悲伤的，阴沉的 英

Dismal Dies Adj Dis Latin Dizməl A.使人悲伤的，阴沉的英