saturnine

Definitions

Common Collocations

• 1.saturnine temperament忧郁的性情
• 2.saturnine expression阴沉的表情
• 3.[saturnine disposition]悲观的性格
• 4.saturnine humor阴郁的幽默感

Example Sentences

• 1.

  His saturnine expression made it difficult to tell whether he was angry or simply deep in thought.

• 2.

  The saturnine professor rarely smiled and spoke only in clipped, measured tones.

• 3.

  Years of disappointment had given him a saturnine outlook on life.