glum

a. 愁闷的, 阴沉的

名词:glumness 形容词比较级:glummer 最高级:glummest 副词:glumly 

glum

adj.（形容词）
glum.mer,glum.mest
Moody and melancholy; dejected.
闷闷不乐的：愁眉不展的，悲伤的；沮丧的
Gloomy; dismal.
忧郁的；郁闷的
n.（名词）
The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it:
闷闷不乐，忧郁：愁眉不展、悲伤、忧郁的状态或性质或这种事例：
例句：
.He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.(Lillian Hellman)
.他是一个很有魅力的人，时而忧伤时而欢笑.(莉莲·赫尔曼)

glums Chiefly British The blues. Often used withthe :
glums 【多用于英国】 忧伤。常与the 连用：
例句：
.Most other publications have got the glums.(Tina Brown)
.其他大多数出版物也感染上忧伤的色彩.(蒂娜·布朗)


来源：
; akin to Probably akin to Middle English gloumen [to become dark] * see gloom
；类似于 可能类似于 中古英语 gloumen [变黑，阴郁] *参见 gloom

【引伸】
glum.ly
adv.（副词）
glum.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>glum,gloomy,morose,dour,saturnineThese adjectives mean having a broodingly cheerless aspect or disposition.
这些形容词都指不高兴的性情。
Glum implies silent dejection:
Glum 指沉闷的沮丧，低沉：
例句：
Why so glumô The votes haven`t been counted yet.
为什么那么气馁？选举结果还没出来呢。

Gloomy suggests somber melancholy:
Gloomy 指悲观的：
例句：
She takes a gloomy view of the future.
她对将来很悲观的。

Morose implies sourness of temper and a tendency to be uncommunicative:
Morose 指脾气坏的，乖僻的，不愿交注的：
例句：
He stared down at his dinner plate in a morose and unsociable manner.
他低头盯着餐盘，一副冷淡不友好的样子，

Dour especially suggests grimness or humorlessnessand sometimes an obstinate nature:
Dour 尤指严肃或毫无幽默感，有时指倔强呆板的性质：
例句：
.To a Western eye, [they] seem poorly dressed, ill-groomed, dour and preoccupied. (Peter Lewis).
.在西方人看来， 显得似乎衣着寒碜，不修边幅，桀骜不驯. （彼得·刘易斯）。

Saturnine suggests gloominess or melancholy of temperament and often a tendency to be bitter or sardonic:
Saturnine 指性格阴郁，常指冷峻、严厉的意向：
例句：
the saturnine faces of the judges.
法官们那阴沉的脸色