adj. （令人）悲哀的，（令人）沮丧的
n. 抑郁，忧郁；精神病（=melancholia）；<史>黑胆汁（=black bile）
[
复数
melancholies
过去式
more melancholy
过去分词
most melancholy
]
词根：melancholy
adj.
melancholic 忧郁的；抑郁的；患忧郁症的
melancholiac 患忧郁症的
n.
melancholic 忧郁症患者
melancholia 忧郁症
melancholiac 忧郁症患者
1.The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.
落日给景色增添了伤感的气氛。
2.The boy's soul was steeped in melancholy; his feelings were in happy accord with his surroundings.
他的灵魂沉浸在忧郁之中；他的感情与周围的环境正一致。
3.This time, I felt a lot less melancholy and a lot more anger.
这一次，我感觉到少了一些忧郁，却多了一些愤怒。
4.A second pitfall I would like to address is depression or melancholy.
第二个我想说到的错误是沮丧或忧郁。
5.I visit it with a delicious melancholy which relieves my sadness.
我带著愉悦的忧郁去了那里，它减轻了我的悲伤。
6.The only sounds were the distant, melancholy cries of the sheep.
惟一的声音是远处的羊群的哀叫。
7.What is wealth good for, If it brings melancholy?
财富如带忧郁来，有了财富有何用？
8.Feelings of infinite melancholy stole over him.
无限的哀情愁思向他悄悄袭来。