Word · Frequency #23222
knells
丧钟声；钟声
knells is the plural of knell.
核心释义
The sound of a bell rung slowly, especially to announce a death or funeral.
- 1.
钟声；丧钟声(尤指宣告死亡的钟声)。
The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).
- 2.
缓慢敲响的钟声,宣布死亡、葬礼或某事的结束
the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
- 3.
某事或某人结束或死亡的征兆。
A sign of the end or demise of something or someone.
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
用法In use
The church bell's slow knell told the village of the old fisherman's death.
用法提示：knell 是名词，指丧钟声，在句中作主语。
In the distance, the knell of the funeral bell echoed across the valley.
用法提示：knell 是名词，表示葬礼的钟声，在句中作介词 of 的宾语。
The knell sounded at noon to mark the end of the mourning period.
用法提示：knell 是名词，指报丧的钟声，在句中作主语。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
knell 像 bell（钟）多了 k 和 n，k 不发音：丧钟声，终结之兆。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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