bereavement of someone
表示失去某人
The bereavement of a child is unimaginable.
失去孩子的悲痛是难以想象的。
丧亲；丧亲之痛
bereavements — plural of bereavement
丧失亲人,尤指因死亡失去亲属的状态。；因亲人去世或离别而感到的悲痛状态；丧友
the state of losing a relative or close friend through death; the grief caused by such a loss
丧失亲人,尤指因死亡失去亲属的状态。
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.
因亲人去世或离别而感到的悲痛状态
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
She took a leave of absence from work due to a family bereavement.
她因家庭丧亲而请假。
用法提示：bereavement在此句中作不可数名词，表示因家人去世而悲伤的状态。
The organization offers counseling for people who have experienced multiple bereavements.
该组织为经历过多次丧亲之痛的人提供咨询。
用法提示：bereavements为可数名词复数，指多次失去亲人的经历。
His bereavement was so profound that he couldn't concentrate on work.
他的丧亲之痛如此深重，以至于无法集中精力工作。
用法提示：bereavement在此句中作不可数名词，强调悲伤的程度。
表示失去某人
The bereavement of a child is unimaginable.
失去孩子的悲痛是难以想象的。
常用搭配
He experienced bereavement after his father passed away.
他在父亲去世后经历了丧亲之痛。
复合名词，指丧假
Employees are entitled to three days of bereavement leave.
员工有权享受三天的丧假。
指内心强烈持久的悲伤，与bereavement几乎同义，但更强调情感状态
侧重表达悲伤的行为或时期，而非单纯情感
适用范围更广，不仅限于死亡，情感强度稍弱
可指任何损失，需上下文明确是死亡
更加一般和轻微，不如bereavement强烈具体
grammar · medium
易错句子I bereavement my grandfather last year.
正确表达I experienced the bereavement of my grandfather last year.
Bereavement是名词，不能直接用作动词，应使用'experience the bereavement of'或'suffer a bereavement'。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very bereavement about her loss.
正确表达She is very bereaved about her loss.
Bereavement是名词，不能用作形容词。表示悲伤状态时应使用形容词'bereaved'。
bereavement 强调因亲人去世而失去的状态；grief 侧重内心强烈的悲伤情感。
bereavement 指丧亲状态；mourning 指哀悼的行为、服饰或时期。
bereavement 特指亲人去世的丧失；loss 更泛指任何失去，如工作、机会等。
遭受丧亲之痛
She suffered a bereavement last year when her father passed away.
去年她父亲去世，她遭受了丧亲之痛。
应对丧亲之痛
He attended a support group to help cope with his bereavement.
他参加了一个支持小组来帮助应对丧亲之痛。
丧假
The company granted him three days of bereavement leave after his mother's death.
公司在他母亲去世后给了他三天丧假。
丧亲心理咨询
She sought bereavement counselling to deal with her grief.
她寻求丧亲心理咨询来应对悲伤。
丧亲支持
The organization offers bereavement support for families.
该组织为家庭提供丧亲支持。
be- + reave (抢夺) + -ment (名词后缀)
be- + reave 的过去分词
词根 reave
achieve + -ment (名词后缀)
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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