③
阴沉的,阴郁的(气氛、天色压抑凄凉)
相似 形容词理据由品性「严酷可怕」扩指景象天气的阴沉阴郁——把人/事的严之痛移用于天色氛围之暗。
例句
The grey sky and leafless trees made the scene grim.灰天秃树让这景致显得阴沉凄凉;把「严酷可怕」之品扩到天色景物(相似·氛围)——景之凋落如人之峻。Conditions in the camp were grim.营里的条件十分艰苦阴惨;同此——阴郁困苦的氛围。
溯源路径本义 → 义项3