som·bre British EnglishBrE, somber American English /ˈsɒmbə $ ˈsɑːmbər/ adjectiveadj 1 SERIOUS PERSONsad and serious 忧郁的,沮丧的 SYN grave They sat in sombre silence. 他们闷闷不乐地坐着,一声不吭。
We were all in a somber mood that night. 那天晚上我们所有人都心情沉重。
a sombre expression 忧郁的表情
on the sombre occasion of his mother’s funeral 在他母亲葬礼的那种严肃场合
► see thesaurus at serious 2 CCCOLOUR/COLORdark and without any bright colours 昏暗的,阴沉的,暗淡的 a sombre grey suit 暗色调的灰色套装
—sombrely adverbadv
—sombreness noun [uncountableU]