melancholy
用法要点
词性转换
melancholy 可作名词和形容词，作名词时不可数，表示忧郁情绪；作形容词时描述人或事物，如 a melancholy mood。
介词搭配
常与介词 about 或 over 连用，表示对某事的忧郁，如 melancholy about the past；也可用 in 表示处于忧郁状态。
语域说明
melancholy 较正式或文学化，日常口语中更常用 sad 或 depressed；在学术或艺术语境中更常见。
句型结构
作名词时常用结构：feel/sense/experience melancholy；作形容词时：be/look/sound melancholy + 名词。
基础例句
After the rain, he felt a sudden melancholy about his childhood.
雨后，他突然对童年感到一阵忧郁。
The old song always brings a sense of melancholy to her heart.
那首老歌总是让她心中涌起一丝忧郁。
She looked out the window with a melancholy expression on her face.
她望着窗外，脸上带着忧郁的表情。
There's a melancholy in his voice when he talks about the past.
当他谈起过去时，声音里透着一股忧郁。
高级例句
The poet's works often explore themes of melancholy and existential reflection.
这位诗人的作品常探讨忧郁和存在主义反思的主题。
In the business report, the analyst noted a melancholy outlook for the industry due to market shifts.
在商业报告中，分析师指出由于市场变化，该行业前景令人忧郁。
The psychological study examined how melancholy differs from clinical depression in terms of duration and intensity.
这项心理学研究探讨了忧郁在持续时间和强度上与临床抑郁症的区别。
During the meeting, there was a melancholy acknowledgment of the project's challenges ahead.
会议中，大家对项目未来的挑战有一种忧郁的认知。
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常见错误
melancholy 作名词时不可数，不能与不定冠词 a 连用表示具体事件；应改用动词 feel 或 sense 搭配，或使用形容词形式。
because 后应接从句，如 because the weather is bad；或用 because of 接名词短语。中文学习者常省略必要介词或结构。
近义词辨析
sadness
sadness 更通用、口语化，指一般的悲伤情绪，程度可轻可重；melancholy 更强调深沉、持久且常带诗意的忧郁。
Her sadness was temporary, but his melancholy lingered for weeks.
depression
depression 通常指临床抑郁症，是一种医学诊断的严重心理状态；melancholy 更偏向情绪描述，不一定达到病理程度。
He experienced melancholy after the trip, but it wasn't clinical depression.