◙ (sadder, saddest) 1. feeling or showing sorrow;unhappy • 悲伤的，伤心的；难过的；显露悲伤的 »I was sad and subdued. 我伤心抑郁。 »they looked at her with sad, anxious faces. 他们满脸忧伤而又担心地看着她。 causing or characterized by sorrow or regret; unfortunate and regrettable • 可悲的；令人难过的；不幸的；十分糟糕的；令人遗憾的 »he told her the sad story of his life. 他把他生活中的不幸遭遇告诉她。 »a sad day for us all. 对于我们大家来说都是非常糟糕的一天。 2. [informal] pathetically inadequate or unfashionable • [非正式] 老土的，守旧的 »sad people singing boating songs. 唱船歌的守旧的人们。 3. (of dough) heavy through having failed to rise • （面团）发得不好的
【IDIOMS】
◘ sad to say 1. unfortunately, regrettably • 不幸地；遗憾地
【派生】
♦ saddish adjective ♦ sadness noun
【语源】
1. Old English sæd 'sated, weary', also 'weighty, dense', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zat and German satt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin satis 'enough'. The original meaning was replaced in Middle English by the senses 'steadfast, firm' and 'serious, sober', and later 'sorrowful'