somber
用法要点
句型搭配
通常用作定语或表语,修饰名词或描述状态,如“a somber mood”(忧郁的心情)或“The room was somber”(房间很昏暗)。
介词用法
常与“in”连用表示处于某种状态,如“in a somber tone”(以严肃的语气),也可与“about”搭配表示对某事的忧郁,如“somber about the news”。
语域说明
多用于正式或书面语境,描述负面或严肃的场景,如葬礼、阴天或经济衰退,日常口语中较少使用,但可替换为“gloomy”或“serious”。
基础例句
The sky turned somber as dark clouds gathered overhead.
天空变得昏暗,乌云在头顶聚集。
He had a somber look on his face after hearing the bad news.
听到坏消息后,他脸上露出忧郁的表情。
The room was decorated in somber colors like gray and black.
房间用灰色和黑色等昏暗的颜色装饰。
She spoke in a somber tone during the serious discussion.
在严肃的讨论中,她以低沉的语气说话。
高级例句
The economic report presented a somber outlook for the upcoming quarter.
经济报告对下一季度提出了严峻的展望。
In the academic paper, the author used somber language to describe the historical tragedy.
在学术论文中,作者用严肃的语言描述了历史悲剧。
During the board meeting, the CEO's somber announcement about layoffs affected everyone.
在董事会会议上,CEO关于裁员的严肃公告影响了所有人。
The somber atmosphere at the conference reflected the industry's current challenges.
会议上的低沉气氛反映了行业当前的挑战。
高频搭配
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常见错误
错误:'somber' 主要描述环境或情绪的阴沉,不直接导致快乐;正确:应用 'gloomy' 描述天气,'somber' 描述心情,以避免逻辑矛盾。
错误:'somber' 隐含严肃或忧郁的语境,不适合描述普通派对服装;正确:用 'dark-colored' 等中性词,除非派对是正式或悲伤场合。
近义词辨析
gloomy
'gloomy' 更强调光线不足或前景悲观,常用于描述天气或情绪,比 'somber' 更口语化且负面程度稍轻。
The gloomy weather made everyone feel somber about the picnic.
serious
'serious' 侧重严肃、认真或不轻松,可用于描述态度或情况,而 'somber' 更强调忧郁或昏暗的氛围。
He had a serious expression during the meeting, but the room felt somber after the news.