n. 憂郁;悲哀;愁思;悶悶不樂;
adj. 憂郁的;悲傷的;凄涼的;陰沉的;
?? melan黑+chol膽固醇+y表形容詞或名詞 → 傷心得膽汁發黑 → 憂郁(的);令人傷感(的)
"A mood of melancholy descended on us."
一種悲傷的情緒襲上我們的心頭。
近義:heartsickness, melancholia, moroseness, mournfulness, ruefulness, sadness
反義:hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
n. 財產,財富;富豪(階級);豐富,大量;繁榮;
?? we(我們)+a(人)+alt(種子,禿木和樹)- 財富 財富無(w)健康(health)重要
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
財富分配不公
近義:riches, richness, treasure, fortune, opulence, abundance
反義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism