(气氛、色调或情绪)阴郁的;忧伤的;昏暗的。也可形容装束颜色暗沉、庄重。
/ˈsɒmbə/(英) ; /ˈsɑːm.bɚ/(美)
The room looked sombre in the fading light.
房间在渐暗的光线里显得很昏暗。
After the announcement, a sombre mood spread through the crowd, as everyone quietly reflected on what had been lost.
公告之后,人群中弥漫着一种忧伤而凝重的气氛,大家默默回想那些失去的东西。
源自法语 sombre(“昏暗的、阴沉的”),与拉丁语 subumbrare(“使变暗、遮蔽”)有关;英语中常用于描写光线、色彩与情绪上的“低沉、暗淡”。