sombrely
adverb
UK(USsomberly)uk/ˈsɒm.bə.li/us/ˈsɑːm.bɚ.li/in a way that isserious,sad, and withouthumourorentertainment:
严肃地；忧郁地"She haslostonebrotheralready," he said sombrely.“她已经失去了一个兄弟,”他忧郁地说。
The twoconversedsombrely for a while thenorderedsandwiches.两人严肃地交谈了一会儿，然后点了三明治。
in a way that isdarkandplain:
灰暗地，暗淡地；朴实无华地She wouldprefermournerstodressrathersombrely.她希望哀悼者穿着灰暗一些。
Callers,suitablyand sombrelyattired, camethickandfast.来访的人穿着得体而严肃，纷至沓来。
See
sombre
- Thenightstartedsombrely with a minute'ssilence.
- Theywalkedsombrely tocourtyesterdayat thestartof afreshordeal.
- He isdressedcasually, if sombrely, inblack.
Lacking humour
- be no laughing matteridiom
- beyond
- beyond a jokeidiom
- earnestly
- earnestness
- intense
- joke
- lightly
- mirthlessly
- overearnest
- po-faced
- poker-faced
- solemnity
- starchy
- turgid
- turgidity
- turgidly
- ultra-serious
- unamusing
- unfunny
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