Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14439
melancholy
忧郁；悲哀；愁思
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
- 1.
Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
极度的悲伤或抑郁,尤其是深思或内省性质的。
- 2.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
深思的悲伤感
- 3.
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
天生的忧郁和沮丧倾向
- 4.
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
古代认为由肾脏或脾分泌的体液,会导致悲伤和忧郁
极度的悲伤或抑郁,尤其是深思或内省性质的。；深思的悲伤感；天生的忧郁和沮丧倾向；古代认为由肾脏或脾分泌的体液,会导致悲伤和忧郁；忧郁
In use
The old photographs filled her with a quiet melancholy.
He couldn't shake the melancholy that settled over him on rainy days.
There was a gentle melancholy in the music that made everyone pause to listen.
feel melancholy
melancholy作形容词，常与系动词连用。
She felt melancholy after watching the film.
看完电影后她感到忧郁。
a melancholy + noun
melancholy修饰名词，表示‘忧郁的’。
The painting evoked a melancholy atmosphere.
这幅画唤起了一种忧郁的氛围。
a feeling of melancholy
melancholy作名词，常与feeling等搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- deep melancholy
- 深深的忧郁
- She sank into deep melancholy after losing her job.她失业后陷入了深深的忧郁。
- a feeling of melancholy
- 一种惆怅感
- He had a feeling of melancholy as he watched the train leave.他看着火车离去，心中有一种惆怅感。
- sink into melancholy
- 陷入忧郁
- He slowly sank into melancholy after his wife died.妻子去世后，他渐渐陷入忧郁。
- a wave of melancholy
- 一阵忧郁
- A wave of melancholy swept over me when I saw the old playground.看到那个旧操场时，一阵忧郁涌上我的心头。
- a touch of melancholy
- 一丝忧伤
- There was a touch of melancholy in her smile.她的微笑里带着一丝忧伤。
- tinged with melancholy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个叫 Mel 的人，雨天翻旧照片，心里泛起深思的忧伤——这就是 melancholy（忧郁）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学写作、正式演讲 该词多用于文学作品或正式语境，表示一种深沉的、带有思考性的悲伤；日常口语中较少使用，使用时会显得比较文雅或正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词：holly、jolly、dolly、trolley 以及 collie（/kɑli/）都与 melancholy 的末尾 /ɑli/（或 /kɑli/）押韵。注意：拼写相似的 holy 发音为 /ˈhoʊli/，与 melancholy 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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