"blood-red," late 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French sanguin (fem. sanguine), from Latin sanguineus "of blood," also "bloody, bloodthirsty," from sanguis (genitive sanguinis) "blood" (see sanguinary). Meaning "cheerful, hopeful, confident" first attested c. 1500, because these qualities were thought in medieval physiology to spring from an excess of blood as one of the four humors. Also in Middle English as a noun, "type of red cloth" (early 14c.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. They have begun to take a more sanguine view.
他們的看法已經(jīng)開(kāi)始變得樂(lè)觀起來(lái)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects.
他們對(duì)公司的遠(yuǎn)景不那么樂(lè)觀。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. He seemed quite sanguine about his chances of success.
他看上去對(duì)成功的可能性十分樂(lè)觀.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. He's remarkably sanguine about the problems involved.
他對(duì)所涉及的問(wèn)題態(tài)度極為樂(lè)觀。
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. His hair was very fair, his face naturally sanguine.