Word · Frequency #9562
somber
昏暗的；暗淡的；阴沉的
核心释义
somber
- 1.
缺乏亮度或色彩；暗淡的
lacking brightness or color; dull
- 2.
严肃甚至阴郁的
grave or even gloomy in character
缺乏亮度或色彩；暗淡的；严肃甚至阴郁的；昏暗的；阴天的；严峻的
用法In use
The sky was somber and gray all afternoon, so we stayed indoors.
用法提示：此处 somber 作表语形容词，表示天色暗淡、缺乏亮光。
He picked a somber brown coat because it would not show dirt easily.
用法提示：此处 somber 作定语形容词，修饰外套颜色，指颜色暗淡。
The old house looked somber with its dark wooden walls and tiny windows.
用法提示：此处 somber 作表语形容词，描述事物因光线不足而显得昏暗。
children in somber brown clothes
a suit of somber black
a somber mood
somber + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- somber mood
- 阴郁的心情
- The team was in a somber mood after the loss.失利后，全队心情阴郁。
- somber colors
- 暗淡的色彩
- She chose somber colors for the painting.她为这幅画选用了暗淡的色彩。
- somber tone
- 严肃低沉的语气
- His voice took on a somber tone as he spoke.他说话时语气变得严肃低沉。
- somber atmosphere
- 阴沉的气氛
- A somber atmosphere filled the room.房间里弥漫着阴沉的气氛。
- somber expression
- 忧郁的表情
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 sober（清醒）和 somber 只差一个字母：清醒的人神色严肃，阴沉的人脸色更灰暗，两个词都带着‘沉重’的感觉。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、serious news reports somber 多用于书面语或正式场合，如文学作品和新闻报道，表示“暗淡的”或“阴郁的”。在日常口语中，这类意思通常用 dark、gloomy、serious 等更常见的词来表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words rhymes exactly with somber (/ˈsɑmbɝ/) because their stressed vowel differs; number, lumber and chamber share the /mbɚ/ ending but not the /ɑ/ vowel. Bomber (/ˈbɑmɚ/) and climber (/ˈklaɪmɚ/) are spelling lookalikes with a silent b, and sober (/ˈsoʊbɚ/) loses the m, so they sound quite different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.