| 单词 | sombreness |
| 例句 | The mood at Strawberry Fields was a mix of sombreness and happiness. John Lennon fans mark anniversary of singer's murder in New York City 2010-12-08T19:49:00Z I liked the sombreness of this quest, and its disturbing, half-primitive simplicity; Joshua really has nothing else to live for, or to do. Why Do We Remember Gallipoli? 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z I like its mix of sombreness and celebration too, and second coming or not, the Passion is a hell of a drama. Why Riddley Walker rivals the Passion as the perfect Easter story 2013-04-01T09:00:02Z There is certainly a sombreness hanging over this well-intentioned movie from the Danish director Susanne Bier, which arrives here garlanded with praise and this year's Oscar for best foreign film. In a Better World ? review 2011-08-18T20:40:01Z A sombreness might have descended on City's players when they saw that Manchester United had again done the business at Sunderland with a 1-0 win. Manchester City 4-0 Newcastle 2013-03-30T17:08:35Z He replaced this ornament by a dexterous thrust when no one was looking and thereafter the suppression of his novel innovation upon the stereotyped sombreness of evening dress became a standing preoccupation. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He was habited in a complete suit of black velvet, of the richest texture; the sombreness of which was in some measure relieved by diamond clasps, and small knee-buckles of the same costly stones. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The wind shall question you Of the dream I may not gain, And all its sombreness And depth immeasurable, Shall tremble away in sound Of speech not understood That my heart must break to hear. The Star-Treader and other poems 2011-12-27T03:00:09.977Z His Grace's friends could easily be distinguished by the sombreness of their garb and the air of grief upon their faces. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Before the curtains of history lifted, one feels the world was like this—this Celtic bareness and sombreness and air. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Only the big honey-coloured moon threw a primrose light upon the topmost gables of the houses on the left side of "The Lane"—all the rest being black velvet, sombreness and shadow. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Lace is a wonderful fabric for lightening up sombreness. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z There were no soft greys or greens, no patterns of pomegranates, no brown and pleasing sombreness. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z The sombreness of the heavy Mexican architecture was relieved by bright French chintzes, delicate lace curtains, and fresh-coloured hangings. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z A deep red curtain here and there, or a well-worn Turkey carpet, with its kaleidoscope of subdued tints, relieved the general sombreness. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Then he, too, emerged from revery as the twilight had from its sombreness, and faced clearly the new thought that glowed upon him like the large, sweet moon so dreamily brooding in the sky. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z I can't get rid of the impression of sombreness created by those fellows. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Valleys, set with icy streams and frozen lakes, came into view, their sombreness not lessened by the color of their dark evergreens. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z This white and black apparel gave a sombreness to the young girl's appearance which did not properly belong to her. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z For the present the evening sombreness drifted on as though in hushed expectation. Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z The only relief to the sombreness of his attire consisted in a white flower carefully fastened in his button-hole. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 But the eyes of the young mountaineer held the sombreness of his humourless race. The Tempering "The sombreness of this old house suits us." Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth But it was the sombreness and the gloom of that granite gorge that overwhelmed us. The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon A Search for Treasure On days when she was bright and cheerful, he was satisfied, in silence and with a certain inward sombreness, because things were going as he was compelling them to go. Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z "You will find, I think, very little that is operatic among us," said Kirby, a trace of sombreness making itself felt for the first time through the courteous optimism of his tone. East Angels Little dashes of light-heartedness would now and then break the dark sombreness of the picture, and show how her spirit was yet alive to life and its enjoyments. That Boy Of Norcott's It was the first time I had seen any attempt made by any of them to lighten the sombreness of their surroundings, and it was also the first time I had seen the three together. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth The place had a severely business-like air; and yet its very simplicity and the sombreness of its tints had hitherto always given Hubert, who knew the room, a sense of pleasure. A Life Sentence A Novel And, despite his quietness, his earnestness, his calm and sombreness, she knew her son too well not to feel, suddenly, that he knew. Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z It was without scent, just as, now, life was unscented; yet, surveying himself in the mirror over the vase, he saw that the sombreness of his attire was lightened by the spot of red. The Bright Shawl This is a very remarkable case, Imogene," he resumed, with increased sombreness; "the most remarkable one, perhaps, that has ever come under my observation. Hand and Ring The room where the two girls sat was plain in its appointments, and badly lighted, though its sombreness was relieved by numerous feminine trifles scattered about, betraying the character and tastes of its occupants. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Perhaps it was also the sombreness of her attire which gave a look of fragility—an almost painful fragility—to her appearance. A Life Sentence A Novel Angela's pale, spiritual loveliness was not impaired by the sombreness of her garments; she almost always wore black now, but it was black velvet, and she had a knot of violets in her bosom. Under False Pretences A Novel Dignity and weight, as well as certain emotional qualities, such as vivacity and sombreness, may give the key to the picture in accordance with the arrangement of its color-scheme. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors The Russian folk-songs express, in general, a mood of sombreness or even depression—typical of the vast, bleak expanses of that country, and of its downtrodden people. Music: An Art and a Language Then the low, strong tower of a church, with the sombreness of cypress beside it, and the thatched roofs of cottages. Robinetta Thunderstorms always are simultaneous with sombreness," he said, "and I sometimes wonder whether it is our sombreness that produces the storm or the storm that produces sombreness. Daisy's Aunt There was a bowl of dark crimson carnations on the little work-table, and a cluster of the same fragrant flowers relieved the sombreness of Mrs. Blake's black gown. Lover or Friend Luminosity of light and sombreness of shadow will not be expressed by the same color, put on in the same way. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors She had laid aside her widow’s weeds, but still dressed in black, the sombreness of her apparel harmonizing perfectly with her pale, creamy complexion. Not Like Other Girls One might have sensed that shadow which hangs always over 27 commercial California in the sombreness which froze the group at this news. The Readjustment My house grew to be the favorite resort alike of the fashionable and the cultivated; and to keep it so created an interest in my life which relieved the sombreness of my other occupations. A Romantic Young Lady I think that our lives have become tinged with sombreness and apprehension. The Double Four To allay the parching heat and sombreness of scene, the roar of falling water reached the ear, and here and there the eyes caught sight of wooden bridges clasping an angry torrent. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition The sombreness cleared for a moment from Doggie’s young brow. The Rough Road And about the man there was an air of sombreness and mystery. The Fifth Queen Crowned You will see all the sombreness of Spanish piety, the savage faith, dissolved into ineffable love. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia The tropical forests, again, are characterized by a remarkable uniformity and sombreness which gives them an aspect quite unlike that of European woods. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore The sombreness, the abruptness, the savage mood evident in the writings of such men as Barbusse and Siegfried Sassoon were abandoned. When Winter Comes to Main Street "People can always be excused for more or less sombreness on the first day of the term." The Chautauqua Girls At Home The heavier pieces of old furniture had gay “tidies” or “throws” upon them to relieve the sombreness of the dark wood. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City Eyes and noses are important keys to the bright colours of birds and comparative sombreness of hairy-coated creatures. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Now, apart from the dress, if he is in any way changed from the picture, it is in a look of greater youth and less sombreness. The Light of Scarthey One of those fair Englishmen who grow darker after adolescence; hair, moustache and skin acquiring a dull sombreness in fairness. The Creators A Comedy A terrible sombreness is achieved in its former half by a notable simplicity. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Visitors were out of place in the dark sombreness of Manchester House. The Lost Girl Of all human qualities that have lit up the sombreness of this tragic earth, I count this, of being a thoroughbred, the happiest. 21 For you see," said the voice, and in the darkness its accents took on a slow, rhythmical sombreness, like the swish of a sword in a shuttered room, "this was far worse than the leaves. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Marcia rather enjoyed the hour spent in the sombreness of the church, with the flickering candle light making grotesque forms of shadows on the wall and among the tall pews. Marcia Schuyler "On the Water" is profound with sombreness and big simplicity. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions The last scene of the first part, "The Way to Jerusalem," is very brilliant throughout, and is in cheerful contrast with the general sombreness of the preceding numbers. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers If they were very positive, his voice would hesitate; if too grave, a faint smile would lighten their sombreness. The Choice of Life The paint on doors and windows was black, yet in spite of the sombreness of the general scheme there was nothing depressing, nothing sinister in the finished effect. Afterwards Ruth’s stool had been placed against the camellia-tree, and the pink blooms matched the soft flush in her cheeks, and relieved the sombreness of her black attire. The Fortunes of the Farrells Beyond, the pines stood up against the sky, full of sombreness and inky shadow. Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught The gay uniforms worn by the greater portion of them relieved the sombreness of the black suits of their civilian associates. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The 'refined voluptuousness and impassioned sombreness' of Giorgione's painting have instituted a comparison between him and Lord Byron as a poet. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art The night was gloomy and lowering after a day of rain, but the very sombreness of the scene made the brilliant stained glass windows stand out like the radiant covers of a Christmas number. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont General Shafter was dressed in the plain blue army fatigue uniform, its strict sombreness being relieved only by the two gleaming silver stars on his shoulder straps. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers How is he to communicate to us this thought, this picture, this fancy, the grace and subtlety and passion, the precise hues of his mood for sombreness or radiancy? Platform Monologues To the warm blood and the poignant sense of the beauty of the world it brought a sense of chill, a forbidding sombreness and austerity. Among Famous Books The most approved setting is tall palms, ferns on standards concealed by a lower grouping, with a few potted plants in bloom to relieve the sombreness of the green. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada A delightful smile of welcome chased away the sombreness of her face. Nobody's Man They were designed to throw the best possible light on humanity in the mass, to illuminate effectively not only the shoulders of women, but also the sombreness of men's attire. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy But its sombreness was relieved by a gorgeous Indian scarf, thrown carelessly over the shoulders. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 This, then, accounted for the sombreness of his clothes and his little strip of white tie. The Survivor Possibly it was the general sombreness of events that caused these British statesmen to find a certain relief in jocular small talk and reminiscence. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II The sombreness of his costume, the glitter in his eyes, the icy coldness of his lack of coloring, though time after time he set down his wineglass empty, were curiously impressive. A Prince of Sinners She did not turn, she did not smile, and the sombreness that was the dominant expression of her face was strange to see in a girl of her age. The Halo "Good-bye, Mrs. Lathrop," she said with a solemnity that had nothing to relieve its sombreness and much to deepen the impressiveness of the moment. Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop Under these happy conditions we feel that the Gothic of the nave, with its superior severity and sombreness, dilates into the lucid harmonies of choir and transepts like a flower unfolding. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series "I think they will forget all about the sombreness of the dress when they see your happy face," answered Harriet. The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas Her own gloomy position seemed divested of its sombreness, as she felt that the penitence of the erring soul had not been a reality. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue Her swift change of expression from glow to defensive sombreness admitted its significance. Jaffery The sky was still invisible, but there was now a certain amount of diffused light, and the pale path could easily be distinguished amid the sombreness of green. The Lion's Share He was covered with grime and streaked with sweat; a ragged red stripe on his cheek, where a board had bounced up and struck him, detracted nothing from the sombreness of his appearance. Queed A radiant smile leaped into her face, transforming its strange sombreness into absolutely impish mirth. Truxton King A Story of Graustark His face was once more bronzed by wind and sun, but it had not wholly lost the sombreness Forel had noticed when he had last seen him in Vancouver. Alton of Somasco Their sombreness was increased by the oak with which they were panelled. The Magician The sense it gives of loneliness and sombreness has never been quite equalled by any other composer. Edward MacDowell He looked at her with delight, rejoicing in her gayety, the slight touches of white which to-day for the first time relieved the sombreness of her dress, the return of her color. The Marriage of William Ashe "I fear nothing," I answered with a smile; yet the still sombreness of the woods found a little tremor in my breast. At a Winter's Fire Seaforth swept his gaze twice across the valley before he saw anything beyond the crowded pines, and then for a moment he caught sight of a second faint streak athwart their sombreness. Alton of Somasco His old baffling mask of banter had wholly replaced the sombreness, but she was aware of a force behind it that gripped her irresistibly. Charles Rex The work embraces moods and colours from brilliant exhilaration to sombreness and poignant emotion. Edward MacDowell This window opened on an inner courtyard, very gloomy on account of the masses of leaves that seemed to drop from the walls and fill it with sombreness. The Cross of Berny The little New England capital had at that time a society which, rich for those days, was relieved from its Puritan sombreness by the gayety and life brought in by the royal officers. George Washington, Volume I Its sombreness also emphasized the ivory whiteness of her neck and hands, while the pallor and weariness of her face awoke a tenderness that was far more than pity in the man. Alton of Somasco The vastness, the loneliness, the stillness, the twilight sombreness, were awful. Overland The sun now dropped from sight, leaving the villa terraces in sombreness, and brought into prominence glow worm and firefly and the sheen of Mistress Penwick's frock. Mistress Penwick As in Thyrza, the sombreness of the ground generates some magnificent pieces of descriptive writing. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories He has earned his place among the greatest of our dramatists by his two plays, the theme of which matched his sombre genius and the sombreness of the season in which it flowered. English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge There is in this day an obscure interval, from mid-day to four o'clock; the middle portion of this battle is almost indistinct, and participates in the sombreness of the hand-to-hand conflict. Les Misérables Mrs. Theodore Hastings was forty-eight years old, which her friends said was the reason why her mansion on Fifth Avenue was furnished and lit with the delicate sombreness of an old Italian palace. The Pawns Count She paused several times to look at it, wrapped in a kind of day-dream, which gave a growing sombreness to her harsh and melancholy features. Delia Blanchflower If sombre, no happiness can drive that sombreness away. With Edged Tools It remains to comment, here, on the contrast between the peaceful character of these first years at Concord and the increased sombreness of some of the visions there recorded. A Study of Hawthorne Ostrovsky's dramas in general are marked by intense sombreness, biting humour and merciless realism. The Storm Their circumstances were too grievous, and in sombreness their inner life matched their outer estate. Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history The splendor of the court and age of Louis XIV was beginning to brighten the sombreness of the northern primeval forests. The French in the Heart of America Dreamy and inert and phlegmatic people shiver and huddle, see only the sombreness, and find the winter one long imprisonment in the dark. Mercy Philbrick's Choice The touch about avoiding the cares of life is no doubt merely metaphorical; but the self-imposed doom of eternal loneliness reveals the excess of sombreness in which he clothed his condition to his own perception. A Study of Hawthorne My companion was deeply thoughtful, relapsing for a while into that sombreness of manner that had so impressed me when I first met her. The Vanishing Man I accounted for the fact in the most reasonable way I knew,—I, who rejoice in being reasonable,—by thinking it occurred in consequence of my long watchfulness, and sombreness of thought and soul. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 Murray's figure in history is a sombre one, and the sombreness is thrown into the greater relief by the picturesque brilliancy of his hapless sister. England under the Tudors I like a gray atmosphere relieved by silver birches, just enough sombreness set off by cheerfulness. Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out She looked at me with a certain pathetic sombreness in her eyes that caused my heart to ache. A Fool and His Money Consequently it was sombre, and its sombreness was unrelieved by any mirror. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood The sombreness of a burial hung over the castle. Graustark Those were early days after the war, when as yet very few foreigners had returned, and the place had the native sombreness and intensity. Aaron's Rod Behind the cookhouse a bed of poppies flamed scarlet against the general sombreness, and gave a strange touch of colour to the common grayness. Sowing Seeds in Danny One would have imagined that she found pleasure in the sombreness of which she was the cause. The Nether World On either hand reaching up their steep slopes were the spruce woods with beautiful white birches relieving their sombreness, and above- -the sheer cliffs. Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador The blinds were closed; the room was shrouded in funereal gloom, but its sombreness and horror were for the moment unfelt; I was engaged in a fearful debate with myself. The Leavenworth Case And there let it stand.—Neither did he mind the lack of fire, the cold sombreness of his big bedroom. Aaron's Rod Though handsome architecturally and modern in every respect, there was a peculiar sombreness about the building, and the bright lamps that gleamed at the entrance but served to exaggerate the dim interior of the hallway. The Sheridan Road Mystery There was a sort of sombreness in the afternoon, which fitted in with his mood. Indiscretions of Archie To the darkness of the day was added the sombreness of falling night as the three began the ascent of the Murk Muir Pass. Bob, Son of Battle By the brook, plashing its glittering course through the park of Bellecour, wandered La Boulaye, his long, lean, figure clad with a sombreness that was out of harmony in that sunlit, vernal landscape. The Trampling of the Lilies From the sombreness of your tone one might fear your news to be of the nature of some catastrophe. Saint Martin's Summer The familiar dark furniture had been rearranged to catch some of the glow and relieve its sombreness. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation It may he," said Donatello, with unwonted sombreness; "the old house seemed joyous when I was a child. The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni There was an undercurrent of sombreness in the man's manner that frightened her. A Mountain Woman His dark morning clothes and rather abstracted air created an atmosphere of sombreness about him of which she was suddenly conscious. Kingdom of the Blind For the moment his face lighted from its sombreness. Lin McLean |
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