melancholy
n[U]
(tendency towards) deep sadness which lasts for some time; depression 忧郁; 抑郁. melancholy, adj
(a) very sad; depressed 悲哀的; 沮丧的
a melancholy mood, person 悲伤的心情、 人.
(b) causing sadness 使人忧郁的
melancholy news 令人悲伤的消息
A funeral is a melancholy occasion. 葬仪是令人悲哀的场合.
I shall insist that they do from now on. Eating cabbage will keep them healthy.
我要他们从现在起就吃(醋泡白菜)。吃白菜会使他们的身体保持健康的。
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.