melancholic
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 忧郁症患者
- adj.
- 忧郁的
构词拆分
melancholy词根/词干
+
-ic后缀
Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”. · (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a greater oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←拉丁语 melancholicus
- 源自 ←古希腊语 μελαγχολικός “atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or melancholic temperament”
词源说明
From Latin melancholicus, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós, “atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or melancholic temperament”), from μελαγχολία (melankholía, “melancholy”). By surface analysis, melancholy + -ic.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
- (dated) Pertaining to black bile (melancholy).
- (classical temperament) Pertaining to the melancholic temperament or its associated personality traits.
名词 Noun
- A person who is habitually melancholy.
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