Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22161
lamentation
哀悼；悲叹；恸哭
The act of lamenting; a sorrowful cry; mourning.
- 1.
The act of lamenting.
哀叹的行为。
- 2.
A sorrowful cry; a lament.
悲伤的呼喊；哀叹。
- 3.
Specifically, mourning.
特指哀悼。
- 4.
lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
哀歌；特指礼拜仪式中《约伯记》的经文章节及其配乐,通常用复数；引申为任何挽歌。
- 5.
A group of swans.
一群天鹅。
哀歌；挽歌；天鹅群；哀叹的行为。；悲伤的呼喊；哀叹。；特指哀悼。
In use
The widow's lamentation could be heard throughout the village.
The ancient poems are filled with lamentations for lost youth.
His lamentation over the broken vase seemed excessive.
lamentation (uncountable)
The crowd was filled with lamentation.
人群充满了悲叹。
lamentation over sth
over 强调直接针对某事或某物。
There were loud lamentations over the loss.
对损失有大声的哀悼。
lamentation for sb/sth
for 更强调为了某人或某物。
Her lamentation for the deceased moved everyone.
Connections
Collocations
- weeping and lamentation
- 哭泣哀号
- There was weeping and lamentation throughout the city.整个城市充满了哭泣和哀号。
- cries of lamentation
- 悲恸的哭喊声
- The women raised cries of lamentation at the funeral.妇女们在葬礼上发出悲恸的哭喊声。
- great lamentation
- 巨大的哀恸
- The death of the king caused great lamentation among the people.国王的去世在民众中引起了巨大的哀恸。
- a lamentation for
- 为…作的挽歌；哀歌
- He composed a lamentation for the victims of the war.他为战争受害者创作了一首挽歌。
- the Book of Lamentations
- 《耶利米哀歌》（《圣经》卷名）
- The Book of Lamentations contains five poems.《耶利米哀歌》包含五首诗。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：lament（悲叹）加上名词后缀 -ation，记住“悲叹的动作”就是 lamentation（哀悼、哀叹）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literature、poetry、religious mourning lamentation 是比较正式的书面词，多用于文学、诗歌或正式悼念场合，表示哀悼、悲叹或恸哭；日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ation 结尾，读作 /eɪʃən/，与 lamentation 末尾音节 /ˈteɪʃən/ 押韵。注意 ration /ˈræʃən/、national /ˈnæʃənəl/ 等词虽形似，但元音不同，不要混淆。
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, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.