c. 1600, from Latin lugubris "mournful, pertaining to mourning," from lugere "to mourn," from PIE root *leug- "to break; to cause pain" (cognates: Greek lygros "mournful, sad," Sanskrit rujati "breaks, torments," Lettish lauzit "to break the heart"). Related: Lugubriously; lugubriousness.
双语例句
1. He plays some passages so slowly that they become lugubrious.
有些段落他演奏得异常徐缓，听上去有些忧伤。
来自柯林斯例句
2. That long, lugubrious howl rose on the night air again!
夜空中又传来了那又长又凄凉的狗叫声.
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
3. This ingredient does not invite or generally produce lugubrious lamentation.
这一要素并不引起,或者说通常不产生故作悲伤的叹息.
来自哲学部分
4. James was in lugubrious mood.
詹姆士的兴致很颓唐.
来自辞典例句
5. After the earthquake, the city is full of lugubrious faces.