leaden

• adj.鉛色の; 鉛色の; 鈍い; 鉛のように重い
• vt.重くする；怠けさせる；だるくする

lead、鉛、-en、形容詞接尾辞。

leaden (adj.)

"made of lead," Old English leaden, from lead (n.1) + -en (2). The figurative sense of "heavy, oppressive, dull" is attested by 1570s. Related: Leadenly; leadenness.

1. He heard the father 's leaden footsteps move down the stairs.

彼は父が階段を降りるのを聞いた。

2.His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.

彼のパスは暗い空に完璧な弧を描いた。

3. He walked towards the examination room with leaden feet ( = slowly ).

彼は足に鉛を入れたように試験場に向かった。

4.A leaden weight lay on heart as she waved him goodbye.

彼女は彼に手を振って別れを告げた時、とても気持ちが重かった。

5.The weather was at its worst ; bitterly cold,with leaden skies that gave minimum visibility.

天候は極めて悪い。寒風が冷たく、暗く、視界が極めて低い。