saturnine

英 [ˈsætənaɪn]

美 [ˈsætərnaɪn]

adj.  严肃而令人畏惧的; 阴沉的

GRE医学

BNC.46506 / COCA.42843

牛津词典

adj.

• 严肃而令人畏惧的；阴沉的
  looking serious and threatening

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 阴郁的;乖戾的;严厉的;不友好的
  Someone who issaturnineis serious and unfriendly.
  1. He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.
     他的举止相当乖戾阴郁，令人望而生畏。

双语例句

• The acute occupational disease of saturnine gradually gives way to the epidemic disease of moderated raised Pb-B level which severely affect the growth and development of children as well as the health level of adults.
  铅中毒的特征由过去急性铅中毒为主的职业病逐渐转变为血铅轻度超标为主的流行病，严重影响儿童的生长发育和人们的身体健康水平。
• With Mr Heathcliff, grim and saturnine, on the one hand, and Hareton, absolutely dumb, on the other, I made a somewhat cheerless meal, and bid adieu early.
  在我的一边坐的是希刺克厉夫先生，冷酷而阴沉，另一边是哈里顿，一声也不吭，我吃了一顿多少有点不愉快的饭，就早早的辞去了。
• How evil he looked? The face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips seemed to be twisted with disdain.
  他神气多凶！他的脸色黝黑而又阴沉，肉感的双唇仿佛由于鄙夷而扭曲着。
• He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner.
  他的举止相当乖戾阴郁，令人望而生畏。
• Effect of Lidan Bushen Granules on acetylcholine and excitatory amino acids of hippocampus in saturnine rats
  利胆补肾颗粒对染铅大鼠海马中乙酰胆碱和兴奋性氨基酸的影响
• The face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips* twisted with disdain-Oscar Wilde.
  脸色阴沉面带讥讽的，性感的嘴唇不屑的撇着。