The somber tones of the painting reflected the artist's deep sense of loss after the war.
这幅画阴沉的色调反映了艺术家战后深深的失落感。
Which choice best defines “somber”?
A — Dark and gloomy; grave.. “somber” means Dark and gloomy; grave..
Which word means “Dark and gloomy; grave.”?
A — somber. “somber” means Dark and gloomy; grave..
somber — Dark and gloomy; grave.. In Chinese: 阴沉的；忧郁的.
somber is pronounced //ˈsɒmbə//.
The somber tones of the painting reflected the artist's deep sense of loss after the war. (这幅画阴沉的色调反映了艺术家战后深深的失落感。)
gloomy, melancholy, dark — all close in meaning to somber (Dark and gloomy; grave.).
cheerful, bright — each the opposite of somber (Dark and gloomy; grave.).
Yes. somber is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
sombre → 昏暗压抑。