dismal

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a. 阴沉的, 凄凉的, 令人忧郁的 n. 低落的情绪, 沼泽

发音

US /ˈdɪzməl/

词形变化

dismals 复数 dismals dismaler dismalest dismaller dismallest more dismal 比较级 most dismal 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

低落的情绪

形容词

凄凉的，忧郁的；阴沉的，沉闷的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dreary swamp in eastern North Carolina or Virginia in the United States.

    美国 过时
adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Disastrous, calamitous.

  2. 2.

    Disappointingly inadequate.

    He received a dismal compensation.

  3. 3.

    Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.

    The storm made for a dismal weekend

  4. 4.

    Depressing, dreary, cheerless.

    She was lost in dismal thoughts of despair

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

sorry dark blue grim gloomy dreary drab dingy disconsolate drear

近义相关 3

depressing cheerless uncheerful

相关短语

dismal science dismal sciences dismal Jimmy dismal Jimmies dismal Dora dismal Doras

词源

From Middle English dismal, dismale, from Anglo-Norman dismal, from Old French (li) dis mals (“(the) bad days”), from Medieval Latin diēs malī (“bad days”).

来源：wiktionary