saturnine + noun
常与表示表情、气质的名词搭配。
He had a saturnine expression.
他表情阴沉。
刻薄的；轻蔑的
性格冷淡阴郁的；与古罗马神萨图恩有关的；环境阴沉的,沉闷的；由铅中毒引起的；属于或类似于天蚕蛾科的蝴蝶
bitter or scornful
性格冷淡阴郁的
Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
与古罗马神萨图恩有关的
Of or relating to the ancient Roman god Saturn.
环境阴沉的,沉闷的
Of a setting: depressing, dull, gloomy.
由铅中毒引起的
Caused or affected by lead poisoning (saturnism).
属于或类似于天蚕蛾科的蝴蝶
Belonging to or resembling butterflies of the family Saturnidae.
His saturnine remark during the meeting hurt his colleague's feelings.
他在会议上的刻薄言论伤害了同事的感情。
用法提示：saturnine 是形容词，修饰 remark，意为“刻薄的”。
Don't be so saturnine with your sister; she was only trying to help.
别对你妹妹这么刻薄；她只是想帮忙。
用法提示：saturnine 作表语，形容词，表示“刻薄的”。
The waiter gave us a saturnine look when we asked for more water.
当我们要求再加点水时，服务员给了我们一个轻蔑的眼神。
用法提示：saturnine 作定语修饰 look，意为“轻蔑的”。
常与表示表情、气质的名词搭配。
He had a saturnine expression.
他表情阴沉。
用于描述人的性格或情绪状态。
She is often saturnine.
她经常沉默寡言。
介词in后接抽象名词，表示在……方面阴沉。
He was saturnine in his demeanor.
他的举止阴沉。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a saturnine.
正确表达He is saturnine.
在中国学习者中，常将形容词'saturnine'误用作名词，添加了冠词'a'。修正后去掉冠词，保持形容词作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The saturnine of his face scared me.
正确表达The saturnine expression on his face scared me.
错误地将'saturnine'当作名词使用，但它是形容词。需要添加一个名词如'expression'来搭配。
saturnine侧重天性阴郁、沉默寡言，常含轻蔑或尖刻；sullen强调因生气或不满而沉默不悦。
saturnine常带有轻蔑或尖刻的意味；morose指性格或情绪持续阴郁，不一定带有轻蔑。
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