melancholic

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mel·an·chol·ic /ˌmelənˈkɒlɪk◂ $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjective literary MISAD/UNHAPPYfeeling very sad 忧郁的，抑郁的

Examples from the Corpus

melancholic• This was, unusually for Coronation Street, a duet, and profoundly melancholic.• She's in a slightly melancholic and therefore honest mood Jeremy Which is why we have to round it up now.• The melancholic king and his lustful comic consort are out of love, but not so Peter and Emilia.• The air is dull gold with the past, a sad, melancholic silver gilt which colours the mood of city.• He seemed burdened with melancholic thoughts and dark visions as he wrestled with his pursuing demons.• Her thoughts were sad and for once she didn't try to correct their melancholic turn.• I mean, would a melancholic woman order everyone to leave her?

mel·an·chol·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable

sad very feeling Corpus

melancholic
mel‧an‧chol‧ic /ˌmelənˈkɒlɪk◂ $ -ˈkɑː-/

adjective literary
feeling very sad

mel·an·chol·ic

BrE

/ˌmelənˈkɒlɪk/

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NAmE

/ˌmelənˈkɑːlɪk/

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adjective

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old-fashioned

literary

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feeling or expressing sadness, especially when the sadness is like an illness 忧郁的；忧郁症的