1580s, probably from gloom (n.) even though that word is not attested as early as this one. Shakespeare used it of woods, Marlowe of persons. Gloomy Gus has been used in a general sense of "sullen person" since 1902, the name of a pessimistic and defeatist newspaper comics character introduced about that time by U.S. illustrator Frederick Burr Opper. Related: Gloomily; gloominess.
1. Some good might come of all this gloomy business.
生意不景气也未必全是坏事。
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2. The country is currently obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.
该国现在正弥漫着对未来的悲观预测。
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3. The short-term outlook for employment remains gloomy.
1580s, probably from gloom (n.) even though that word is not attested as early as this one. Shakespeare used it of woods, Marlowe of persons. Gloomy Gus has been used in a general sense of "sullen person" since 1902, the name of a pessimistic and defeatist newspaper comics character introduced about that time by U.S. illustrator Frederick Burr Opper. Related: Gloomily; gloominess.
双语例句
1. Some good might come of all this gloomy business.
生意不景气也未必全是坏事。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The country is currently obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.
该国现在正弥漫着对未来的悲观预测。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The short-term outlook for employment remains gloomy.