1610s, "pertaining to a burial or place of burial," from Latin sepulcralis "of a tomb, sepulchral," from sepulcrum (see sepulchre) + -al (1). Transferred sense of "gloomy" is from 1711. Related: Sepulchrally.
雙語例句
1. "He's gone," Rory whispered in sepulchral tones.
“他已經(jīng)走了,”羅里陰沉地小聲說道。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He spoke in sepulchral tones.
他說話語氣陰沉。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. He made his way along the sepulchral corridors.
他沿著陰森森的走廊走著。
來自辭典例句
4. There was a rather sepulchral atmosphere in the room.