gloom(名词)指“阴暗、昏暗”的环境或气氛;也可指“忧郁、沮丧、悲观”的情绪或心理状态。(另有动词用法 to gloom 较少见。)
/ɡluːm/
The room was filled with gloom.
房间里一片昏暗。
Despite the music and laughter, a sense of gloom hung over the crowd after the bad news.
尽管有音乐和笑声,坏消息之后人群上方仍笼罩着一层阴郁的气氛。
gloom 源自中古英语 gloumben / gloumen,与“阴沉、皱眉、神情不悦”相关的表达有关,后来意义扩展为“昏暗的光线”与“阴郁的情绪/气氛”。