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.
The twin towers are 110 storeys high, but high-speed lifts controlled by computer take only a minute to reach the top.
这座双塔式大楼有110层高,而由电脑控制的高速电梯只需一分钟就可以到达塔顶。
Most of the cattle farming is in North Island.
畜牧业大部分在北岛。
At the time of his death, one person praised him as follows: Future generations, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth.