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melancholy

Sadness with no event attached, and no hurry to leave.

what it means

Melancholy is sadness without a cause you can name. The old doctors did name one: the word is Greek for black bile, one of the four fluids they believed set a person's temperament, and too much of it was supposed to make you grave and inward. The medicine was wrong; the observation was not. Look at the drawing — a man holds an umbrella, and the rain is falling underneath it. That is the whole difference between this word and ordinary unhappiness. You can shelter from weather that comes from outside. Melancholy is already in there with you, and it is in no hurry to leave.

Melancholy es tristeza sin causa que puedas nombrar. Los médicos antiguos sí nombraban una: la palabra es griega y significa bilis negra. En el dibujo, un hombre sostiene un paraguas y la lluvia cae por debajo. De la lluvia de fuera uno se protege; de esta no.

Melancholy é tristeza sem causa que se possa nomear. Os médicos antigos nomeavam uma: a palavra é grega e significa bile negra. No desenho, um homem segura um guarda-chuva e a chuva cai por baixo dele. Da chuva de fora a gente se abriga; dessa não.

Melancholy, c'est une tristesse sans cause qu'on puisse nommer. Les anciens médecins en nommaient une : le mot est grec et signifie bile noire. Sur le dessin, un homme tient un parapluie et la pluie tombe en dessous. On s'abrite de la pluie du dehors, pas de celle-là.

Melancholy adalah kesedihan tanpa sebab yang bisa disebut. Dokter zaman dulu menyebut satu: kata ini bahasa Yunani untuk empedu hitam. Di gambar, seorang pria memegang payung dan hujannya turun di bawah payung itu. Hujan dari luar bisa dihindari; yang ini tidak.

Melancholy, adını koyamayacağınız bir hüzündür. Eski hekimler bir ad koymuştu: sözcük Yunanca kara safra demek. Resimde adam şemsiye tutuyor ama yağmur şemsiyenin altına yağıyor. Dışarıdaki yağmurdan korunabilirsiniz; bundan korunamazsınız.

melancholy は、原因を名指せない悲しみです。昔の医者は名指していました——語源はギリシャ語の「黒い胆汁」。絵を見てください。傘を差しているのに、雨は傘の内側に降っています。外から来る雨なら避けられます。この雨は、すでに一緒にいるのです。

  1. 01

    noun

    a long, quiet sadness with no clear cause

    A melancholy settled over him every autumn.

  2. 02

    adjective

    sad in a still, thoughtful way

    She played something slow and melancholy.

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