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sat·ur·nine /ˈsætənaɪn $ -ər-/ adjective literary SERIOUS PERSONlooking sad and serious, especially in a threatening way 忧郁的,阴沉的 his lean saturnine face 他那消瘦又忧郁的脸Examples from the Corpussaturnine• For those of melancholy or saturnine disposition, the means had to be found for inducing receptivity toward Jovian or solar influx.• a dark, saturnine expression• And wasn't there something about Fox with his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes?• The tech was a rather saturnine individual who never spoke an unnecessary word.• Actually she was every bit as curious about the saturnine mystery man as Candy.Origin saturnine (1400-1500) Old French saturnin, from Medieval Latin saturninus “influenced by the planet Saturn”sat·ur·nine adjectiveChineseSyllable serious, Corpus and looking sad especially in a |