saturnine

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基本釋義

He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.

他的舉止相當(dāng)乖戾陰郁，令人望而生畏。

辭典例句

The face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips seemed to be twisted with disdain.

他皮膚黝黑, 面帶譏諷表情,嘴里叼著煙斗,是個(gè)韃靼人.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

Adjective

1. bitter or scornful;
"the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
2. showing a brooding ill humor;
"a dark scowl"
"the proverbially dour New England Puritan"
"a glum, hopeless shrug"
"he sat in moody silence"
"a morose and unsociable manner"
"a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven
"a sour temper"
"a sullen crowd"