sullenness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state or quality of being sullen. uncountable
    — “Marry come up—are you there with your bears?” muttered the dragon, with a draconic sullenness, which was in good keeping with his character, “we had as good have been Romans still, if we are to have no freedom in our pastimes!”
  2. The result or product of being sullen. countable,rare

词形变化

sullennesses plural

词源

Etymology tree
English sullen
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English sullenness
From sullen + -ness.
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