His disappearance overshadowed the family.是什么意思？

His disappearance overshadowed the family.

他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

disappearance

n. 消失，不见，消散，失踪，出走，一去不返；

例句
She knows how your brother's disappearance weighs upon you.
她知道你哥哥的失踪让你有多忧虑。

overshadowed

v. 使（某物）被遮暗( overshadow的过去式和过去分词 )，使阴暗，使（某事物）令人不快或减少乐趣，使（某人）相形见绌或黯然失色；

例句
His triumph was overshadowed by an uneasy sense of foreboding.
他的胜利因为一种令人不安的不祥预感蒙上了阴影。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

family

n. 家庭，家族，孩子，祖先；adj. 家庭的，一家所有的，属于家庭的，适合全家人的；

例句
Almost like an accident of nature, this family has produced more talent than seems possible.
就像是天缘巧合，这个家族不可思议地人才辈出。