Glum

分析词义

“Glum” 是一个形容词。

形容词 (Adjective): 忧郁的，闷闷不乐的，愁眉苦脸的（sad, quiet, and disappointed）。

列举例句

“He looked very glum after hearing the bad news.” (听到坏消息后，他看起来非常闷闷不乐。)
“Why is everyone looking so glum? It’s a party!” (为什么大家看起来都这么不开心？这可是派对！)
“The atmosphere in the locker room was glum after the team lost the game.” (球队输球后，更衣室里的气氛很压抑。)

词根分析

可能源自中古英语 “glommen”（变暗，皱眉），与 “gloom” (忧郁) 有关。其语源可能与德语或北欧语言中表示“模糊”或“变暗”的词汇同源。

词缀分析

“Glum” 是一个单词根，没有前缀或后缀。

文化背景

“Glum” 描述的情绪通常比 “sad” 更具体，它带有一种“沉默的失望”或“阴沉”的感觉。常用来形容那种一言不发、沉浸在负面情绪中的状态。

单词变形

副词: “glumly” (闷闷不乐地)
名词: “glumness” (忧郁)

记忆辅助

发音联想：把 “glum” 想象成 “gloom”（阴暗）的缩短版。当天气或心情变得阴暗（gloom）时，人就会变得闷闷不乐（glum）。

助记故事

“When the rainy weekend cancelled the class camping trip, the students sat around the classroom looking glum. They had been planning this for months. However, their teacher, seeing their glum faces, decided to order pizza and organize an indoor movie marathon instead.” (当周末的降雨取消了班级野营活动时，学生们坐在教室里闷闷不乐。他们已经计划好几个月了。然而，老师看到他们愁眉苦脸的样子，决定订披萨并组织一场室内电影马拉松。)