不開心 (-)

Question 1

gloomy

Answer 1

gloomy [ˈglumɪ]
(a) 悶悶不樂的 (= glum)
(MW1) sad or depressed
(MW2) low in spirits (情緒) : MELANCHOLY
[衍] gloom [glum] (n) “悶悶不樂”。
[例] I’ve never seen youlooking so gloomy.
[記] 結婚後新郎 (groom) “悶悶不樂” (gloomy) 。
[解] 此字從 “悶悶不樂” 再引申為 “悲觀的” (常修飾 “預測”、“前景”、“未來”) ：gloomy (a) lacking inpromise or hopefulness: PESSIMISTIC < gloomy prophecies > < a gloomy future > “悲觀的”。Ÿ

Question 2

sullen

Answer 2

sullen [ˈsʌlən]
(a) 慍(ㄩㄣˋ) 怒的
(MW1) used to describe an angry or unhappy person who does not want to talk, smile, etc.
(MW2) gloomily or resentfully silent orrepressed < a sullen crowd >
[例] Sullen and bored at his in-laws’ house, he couldn’t wait for the holidays to end.
[解] 這種憤怒 “溫溫的” 不形於色，而是擺臭臉、不想說話也不想笑。
[記] 諧音：生氣到想 “殺人” (sullen) 。

Question 3

morose

Answer 3

morose [məˈros]
(a) 鬱悶不樂的
(MW1) (of a person) very serious, unhappy, and quiet
(MW2) having a sullen and gloomy disposition (性情)
[衍] moroseness [moˈrosnɪs] (n) “悶悶不樂”。
[例] He became morose and withdrawnand would not talk to anyone.
[記] 諧音：(台語) “沒” (mo-) 玫瑰 (rose) 所以令人鬱悶。

Question 4

saturnine

Answer 4

saturnine [ˈsætɚˌnaɪn]
(a) 悶悶不樂的
(MW1) very serious and unhappy
(MW2) of a gloomy orsurly disposition
[源] 出生時受到土星 (Saturn) 的影響，個性會 “悶悶不樂”。
[例] He is saturnine in temperament.

Question 5

dejected

Answer 5

dejected [dɪˈdʒɛktɪd]
(a) 不開心的
(MW1) sad because of failure, loss, etc.
(MW2) cast down (沮喪) inspirits: DEPRESSED
[衍] dejection [dɪˈdʒɛkʃən] (n) “不開心”。
[衍] deject [dɪˈdʒɛkt] (v) “使不開心”。
[例] The dejected players left the field.
[記] 申請學校被 reject，心情會 deject。

Question 6

melancholy

Answer 6

melancholy [ˈmɛlənˌkɑlɪ]
(n) 憂鬱
(MW1) a sadmood or feeling
(MW2) depression of spirits: DEJECTION
[源] melan- (black) + chol- (choler) ，體液中黑膽汁多令人 “憂鬱”。
[衍] melancholy [ˈmɛlənˌkɑlɪ] (a) “憂鬱的”。
[衍] melancholia [ˌmɛlənˈkolɪə] (a) “憂鬱症”。
[例] The bleakness (嚴寒) of winter sometimes gives me cause for melancholy.
[記] 諧音：“沒人call你” 所以憂鬱。

Question 7

crestfallen

Answer 7

crestfallen [ˈkrɛstˌfɔlən]
(a) 垂頭喪氣的
(MW1) very sad and disappointed
(MW2) feeling shame or humiliation: DEJECTED
[源] 公雞的雞冠 (crest) 下垂 (fallen) 所以失去鬥志。
[例] She was crestfallen when she found out she hadn’t got the job.Ÿ

Question 8

lugubrious

Answer 8

lugubrious [luˈgubrɪəs]
(a) 悲傷的 (帶有 “誇大、不真誠” 的感覺)
(MW1) full of sadness or sorrow: very sad especially in an exaggerated or insincere way
(MW2) MOURNFUL; especially: exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful < dark, dramatic and lugubrious brooding >
[例] a comic actorknown for his lugubrious manner
[解] 孝女白琴、五子哭墓那種悲傷就是 lugubrious。