dark or dull in colour or tone; gloomy
(颜色)暗淡的;(语气)低沉的;阴沉的
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the night skies were somber and starless .夜空阴沉,没有星星。
oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave
(情绪)忧郁的;严肃的
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he looked at her with a somber expression .他一脸阴沉地看着她。
"mid 18th cent.: from French, based on Latin