"gloomy, morose, sluggish, grave," mid-15c., literally "born under the influence of the planet Saturn," from Middle English Saturne (see Saturn) + -ine (1). Medieval physiology believed these characteristics to be caused by the astrological influence of the planet Saturn, which was the most remote from the Sun (in the limited knowledge of the times) and thus coldest and slowest in its revolution.
saturnine 英文释义
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"
saturnine 双语例句
1. He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.
他的举止相当乖戾阴郁，令人望而生畏。
来自辞典例句
2. 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.
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saturnine 实用场景例句
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.
