black dog

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Depression, melancholy. euphemistic
    — A light seen suddenly in the storm, snow / Coming from all sides, like flakes / Of sleep, and myself / On the road to the dark barn, / Halfway there, a black dog near me
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, dog.

词形变化

the black dog canonical

词源

A personification, attested from 1826. Popularized by Winston Churchill, although it is not clear if he specifically referred to mental health.
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