Word · Frequency #23222
knell
丧钟声；钟声
The sound of a bell rung slowly, especially to announce a death or funeral.
- 1.
The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
钟声；丧钟声(尤指宣告死亡的钟声)。
- 2.
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
缓慢敲响的钟声,宣布死亡、葬礼或某事的结束
- 3.
A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
某事或某人结束或死亡的征兆。
终结的预兆；不祥之兆；钟声；丧钟声(尤指宣告死亡的钟声)。；缓慢敲响的钟声,宣布死亡、葬礼或某事的结束；某事或某人结束或死亡的征兆。；丧钟声
In use
The church bell's slow knell told the village of the old fisherman's death.
In the distance, the knell of the funeral bell echoed across the valley.
The knell sounded at noon to mark the end of the mourning period.
the knell of sth
该结构常用来指某事结束或灭亡的预兆，多用于书面语。
The closure of the factory was the knell of the town's prosperity.
工厂的关闭是这个小镇繁荣的终结之兆。
sound the knell for sth
sound the knell for/of sth 意为“宣告……的终结”，for 后接受影响的事物。
The new policy sounded the knell for the old system.
新政策为旧体制敲响了丧钟。
the death knell for sth
death knell 是常用固定搭配，与 for 连用表示“导致……终结的事物”。
Connections
Collocations
- death knell
- 丧钟；终结的预兆
- The company's bankruptcy sounded the death knell for its employees' hopes.公司破产为员工的希望敲响了丧钟。
- sound the knell
- 敲响丧钟；宣告……的终结
- The unexpected defeat sounded the knell of the old regime.意外的失败敲响了旧政权的丧钟。
- toll the knell
- 敲响丧钟
- The church bells tolled the knell for the departed king.教堂的钟声为逝去的国王敲响了丧钟。
- funeral knell
- 葬礼的丧钟声
- A funeral knell rang out across the village.一声葬礼丧钟响彻村庄。
- knell of doom
- 厄运的预兆
- The ominous clouds were a knell of doom for the picnic.不祥的乌云预示着野餐要泡汤。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
knell 像 bell（钟）多了 k 和 n，k 不发音：丧钟声，终结之兆。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary writing、news reporting knell 多用于书面语，具体语境有所差异：在文学或正式场合指钟声，较庄重；在新闻评论中常见于 death knell（丧钟，预兆），表示某事终结。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 knell /nɛl/ 押韵：它们都有相同的元音 /ɛ/ 后接 /l/。注意 knell 中的 k 不发音。要小心形似的 kneel /niːl/ 和 knoll /noʊl/，它们看起来像但发音不同。
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。
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