saturnine

英[ˈsætənaɪn]

美[ˈsætərnaɪn]

GRE

基本释义

He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.

他的举止相当乖戾阴郁，令人望而生畏。

辞典例句

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

他皮肤黝黑, 面带讥讽表情,嘴里叼着烟斗,是个鞑靼人.

互联网

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"