mood
n
1 state of one's feelings or mind at a particular time 心境; 情緒
She's in a good mood (ie happy) today. 她今天心情很好.
He's always in a bad mood (ie irritable and angry) on Mondays. 他每星期一情緒都很壞.
His mood suddenly changed and he became calm. 他的情緒突然一變, 冷靜了下來.
2 fit of bad temper; depression 發脾氣; 情緒低落
He's in a mood/in one of his moods today. 他今天鬧情緒了.
3 (usu sing 通常作單數) way a group or community feels about sth; atmosphere (人群或社會對某事物的)心態, 氣氛
The film captured (ie described very well) the mood of quiet confidence at the hospital. 影片捕捉到了醫院里沉著而自信的氣氛.
4 (idm 習語) (be) in the mood for (doing) sth/to do sth feeling like doing sth; inclined to do sth 有做某事物的心思或興致
I'm not in the mood to disagree with you. 我沒有心思跟你爭論. (be) in no mood for (doing) sth/to do sth not feeling like doing sth; not inclined to sth 沒有做某事物的心思或興致
He's in no mood for (telling) jokes/to tell jokes. 他沒心情說笑話.
mood n (grammar) any of the three sets of verb forms that show whether what is said or written is considered certain, possible, doubtful, necessary, desirable, etc 式, 語氣(以動詞形式表現的三種語法特徵, 可表示確實、 可能、 懷疑、 必要、 愿望等語氣)
the indicative/imperative/subjunctive mood 陳述[祈使/虛擬]語氣.