原来是这个意思，就是说我们不可能在很短的时间里做一件非常重要的事情。
Neil: it basically means it takes a long time to do an important job.
原来是这个意思，就是说我们不可能在很短的时间里做一件非常重要的事情。
It basically means it takes a long time to do an important job.
然而，当人们将这个单词一直追溯到其源头——日耳曼语族——的时候，就会发现，它原来是一个由两个词所构成的词组，大概有“面包管理员”（loaf warden）的意思。
But back in the Germanic languages that the word grew out of, it had been two words that roughly translate as “loaf warden.”
这个词原来是名词，源于拉丁文，字面上的意思是“邪恶日”，而后逐渐变成了形容词，意为“情绪低落的”、“无生气的”或“单调乏味的”。
The word "dismal", originally a noun, comes from Latin. Literally it means "evil days," though gradually it became used as an adjective meaning "gloomy", "depressing." or "drab".
这个词原来是名词，源于拉丁文，字面上的意思是“邪恶日”，而后逐渐变成了形容词，意为“情绪低落的”、“无生气的”或“单调乏味的”。
The word "dismal", originally a noun, comes from Latin. Literally it means "evil days," though gradually it became used as an adjective meaning "gloomy", "depressing." or "drab".
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