Word · Frequency #24307
elegy
挽歌；哀歌；悼诗
A mournful poem or song; a lament for the dead.
- 1.
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
哀歌；挽歌；悼诗
- 2.
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
哀伤的诗歌；对死者的挽歌
- 3.
A composition of mournful character.
哀伤的作品
- 4.
A classical poem written in elegiac meter
哀歌体的古典诗歌
哀乐；悲悼曲；哀歌体诗；古典哀歌体诗；哀歌；挽歌；悼诗；哀伤的诗歌；对死者的挽歌；哀伤的作品
In use
The poet wrote an elegy for his deceased friend.
Her collection includes several elegies from the 18th century.
The music had a slow, mournful quality that reminded me of an elegy.
elegy for sb/sth
The poet recited an elegy for the victims.
诗人朗诵了一首为受害者写的哀歌。
an elegy to sb/sth
She composed an elegy to her lost youth.
她创作了一首哀叹逝去青春的挽歌。
write an elegy
He wrote an elegy for his dog.
Connections
Collocations
- write an elegy
- 写一首挽歌
- The poet wrote an elegy for his late mentor.这位诗人为他已故的导师写了一首挽歌。
- an elegy for
- 为……所作的挽歌
- She composed an elegy for the victims of the war.她为战争受害者谱写了一首挽歌。
- pastoral elegy
- 田园挽歌
- Milton's 'Lycidas' is a famous pastoral elegy.弥尔顿的《利西达斯》是一首著名的田园挽歌。
- funeral elegy
- 葬礼挽歌
- The choir sang a funeral elegy at the ceremony.唱诗班在仪式上唱了一首葬礼挽歌。
- elegy in memory of
- 纪念……的挽歌
- He published an elegy in memory of the fallen soldiers.他发表了一首纪念阵亡士兵的挽歌。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“elegy”中的“e”像泪滴，“leg”像垂下，哀悼逝者时垂泪吟诗。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：poetry、literature、funeral or memorial elegy 是比较正式、文学性的用词，通常出现在诗歌、文学作品或悼念场合中；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为elegies。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中没有与 elegy 完全押韵的词。energy、effigy 与 elegy 一样以 /ɛ/ 开头；strategy 拼写中含 -egy，但重读元音是 /æ/；energy、allergy、clergy 都有 -ergy 拼写，却分别读 /ˈɛnərdʒi/、/ˈælərdʒi/、/ˈklɜːrdʒi/。要特别小心 eulogy，它看起来很像 elegy，但以 /juː/ 开头。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.