Morose
“Morose” 形容一个人情绪低落、沉默寡言，且往往带有一种阴沉、不悦的特质。这种人通常不喜欢社交，沉浸在自己的忧郁中。
- “After losing his job, he became increasingly morose and withdrawn.” (失业后，他变得越来越郁郁寡欢，离群索居。)
- “She sat in the corner, looking morose and refusing to join the party.” (她坐在角落里，看起来闷闷不乐，拒绝参加聚会。)
- “The rainy weather always puts him in a morose mood.” (下雨天总是让他心情阴郁。)
源自拉丁语 “morosus”，意为“固执的，挑剔的”，由 “mos” (习惯) 演变而来。最初指“过于坚持自己习惯的人”，后来演变为指“阴沉不悦的人”。
该词为独立根词，无现代英语常用词缀。
在古典文学中，“morose” 角色常被用来表现深度孤独或内心挣扎。它比简单的 “sad” 更有深度，带有一种社交隔离感。
- 副词: morosely
- 名词: moroseness
联想 “no more rose” (没有玫瑰了)。没有了鲜花，心情自然变得“郁郁寡欢”。
“Mr. Higgins was known as the most morose man in town. He never smiled and rarely spoke to his neighbors. But deep down, he was just a lonely man who missed his late wife very much.” (希金斯先生是镇上出了名的最阴沉的人。他从不微笑，也很少和邻居说话。但实际上，他只是一个非常思念亡妻的孤独老人。)