mood¹ ◙ noun 1. a temporary state of mind or feeling • 心境；心情，情绪；精神状态 »he appeared to be in a very good mood about something. 看起来有什么事令他心情很好。 an angry, irritable, or sullen state of mind • 心情不好，郁郁寡欢；生气 »he was obviously in a mood. 很明显，他心情不好。 the atmosphere or pervading tone of something, especially a work of art • （尤指艺术作品）基调，色调；气氛 »Monet's Mornings on the Seine series, with their hushed and delicate mood. 莫奈基调静谧雅致的《塞纳河的早晨》系列画作。 ◙ adjective 1. [attrib.] (especially of music) inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind • （尤指音乐）气氛的（指能引起或暗示某种情绪）
【IDIOMS】
◘ in the (或 in no) mood for/to do something 1. feeling (or not feeling) like doing or experiencing something • （不）想做某事，（没）有心情做某事
【语源】
1. Old English mōd (also in the senses 'mind' and 'fierce courage'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moed and German Mutmood² ◙ noun 1. [Grammar] a category of verb use, typically expressing fact (indicative mood), command (imperative mood), question (interrogative mood), wish (optative mood), or conditionality (subjunctive mood) • [语法] 语气 a form or set of forms of a verb in an inflected language such as French, Latin, or Greek, serving to indicate whether it expresses fact, command, wish, or conditionality • 语气表达形式 2. [Logic] any of the valid forms into which each of the figures of a categorical syllogism may occur • [逻] 三段论的式，三段论形式
【语源】
1. mid 16th cent.: variant of mode, influenced by mood