1530s "gloomy," from Latin morosus "morose, peevish, hypercritical, fastidious," from mos (genitive moris) "habit, custom" (see moral (adj.)). In English, manners by itself means "(good) manners," but here the implication in Latin is "(bad) manners." Related: Morosity.
双语例句
1. He is a morose, work-shy layabout.
他是个整天垂头丧气、游手好闲的人。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She just sat there looking morose.
她就那样阴郁地坐在那儿。
来自《权威词典》
3. She was morose, pale, and reticent.
她面色苍白、忧郁孤僻，并且沉默寡言。
来自辞典例句
4. He was silent and morose.
他沉默寡言、郁郁寡欢.
来自名作英译部分
5. Dick became morose and irritable , with the strain, Mary curiously silent.
