“忧伤”常见的英文表达有:“sad”“sorrowful”“grieved”“melancholy”
“sad”是最常用的,表示伤心、难过,例如:“She looks sad.”(她看起来很忧伤。)
“sorrowful”侧重于深深的悲痛和哀愁,如:“His face was sorrowful.”(他的脸充满忧伤。)
“grieved”强调因损失或不幸而感到痛苦,例如:“I was grieved to hear about his illness.”(听到他生病的消息我很忧伤。)
“melancholy”常指一种持久的、深沉的忧郁或忧伤情绪,比如:“The music expressed a melancholy mood.”(这首音乐表达了一种忧伤的情绪。)