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a. (形容詞 adjective)



          1.    懷著希望的;樂觀的[(+about/of)]

                      His private expectations were not so sanguine.

                      他私下的期望並不是那麼樂觀。

          3.    血色好的,紅潤的

          4.    血紅的

          5.    【罕】嗜血成性的,血腥的





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–adjective 

1. cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: 



a sanguine [disposition]

sanguine [expectations]



2. reddish; ruddy: 



a sanguine [complexion].  



3. (in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc. 

4. bloody; sanguinary. 

5. blood-red; red. 

6. Heraldry. (紋章學) a reddish-purple tincture. 【藥】酊(劑) 



–noun 

7. a red iron-oxide crayon used in making drawings.  



—Synonyms 

1. enthusiastic, buoyant, animated, lively, spirited.

—Antonyms 

1. morose.





The Columbia Guide to Standard American English



sanguine, sanguinary (adjs.) 

  

The Latin sanguis, "blood," is behind both of these, but their meanings differ sharply. 



The medieval sanguine humor was dominated by the blood; 

hence a sanguine person was red-cheeked, vigorous, and cheerful, and so sanguine came to mean "cheerful, optimistic, confident." 



Sanguinary, however, means "bloody, bloodthirsty, or bloodstained" and by extension "grim, cruel, murderous." 





see morose









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