in mourning (for sb)
in mourning 强调处于哀悼或服丧的状态，常与 for 连用说明哀悼对象。
The whole country was in mourning for the victims of the disaster.
全国上下都在为这次灾难的受害者哀悼。
服丧期；哀悼期
哀悼；悼念；悲痛；悲伤；丧服；丧帷；哀幔；表达或感到悲伤或遗憾的行为；哀悼。
The period of time after a death during which people mourn, often involving special customs or rituals.
常指官方或正式的哀悼期
表达或感到悲伤或遗憾的行为；哀悼。
The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation.
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
特指对死亡或损失表达或感到悲伤的行为。
Specifically, the act of expressing or feeling sorrow regarding a death or loss.
表达悲伤的强烈和显著活动
the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
承认近期丧亲的社会状态或时期,可能包括社交回避、遵守丧葬习俗等。
A social state or period that acknowledges a recent bereavement, which may involve social withdrawal, the observance of customs or rituals related to bereavement, etc.
哀悼者穿的传统服装(西方社会通常为黑色)。
The traditional clothes worn by those who mourn (in Western societies, typically coloured black).
与哀悼相关的帷幔或覆盖物。
A drape or covering associated with mourning.
The family is in deep mourning after the loss of their grandfather.
家人在失去祖父后陷入了深切的哀悼。
用法提示：mourning 作为名词，表示哀悼的状态。
She wore black clothes as a sign of mourning.
她穿着黑色衣服作为哀悼的标志。
用法提示：mourning 表示哀悼的行为或状态。
The nation observed a period of mourning for the fallen soldiers.
全国为阵亡士兵举行了哀悼期。
用法提示：mourning 指官方或集体的哀悼活动。
in mourning 强调处于哀悼或服丧的状态，常与 for 连用说明哀悼对象。
The whole country was in mourning for the victims of the disaster.
全国上下都在为这次灾难的受害者哀悼。
go into mourning 表示开始服丧或进入哀悼期。
The royal family went into mourning for a month.
王室进入了一个月的服丧期。
period of mourning 指正式的、有一定时间跨度的哀悼期。
The government declared a period of mourning for the late president.
政府为已故总统宣布了一段哀悼期。
mourning for/over 表示对某人或某事的哀悼，作名词时后接介词短语。
Her mourning for her father lasted many years.
她对父亲的哀悼持续了许多年。
最常用，侧重内心深处的悲痛；可与 mourning 互换，但 mourning 更强调对死者表达哀悼的行为或仪式。
含义更宽泛，可指任何原因的悲伤，不限于死亡；比 mourning 语气较轻，不特指哀悼仪式。
特指失去亲友后的客观状态，较正式，多见于书面语；mourning 可指表达哀悼的行为或服丧期，而 bereavement 强调失去这一事实。
强调哭号、捶胸等强烈外露的悲痛表达，较正式或具文学色彩；mourning 为一般性哀悼行为，lamentation 感情和动作性更强。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have a job interview in the mourning.
正确表达I have a job interview in the morning.
mourning（哀悼，服丧）和 morning（早晨）发音相同，意思和拼写完全不同。表达“在早上”要用 morning；这里把表示哀悼的名词 mourning 误用于时间场景，属于同音词混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is in mourning of her husband.
正确表达She is in mourning for her husband.
in mourning 后接介词 for 引出悼念对象，意思是“为某人服丧／哀悼”。用 of 不符合英语搭配，可能是受 in memory of 的影响而误用，应改为 for。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has been in a mourning for his mother.
正确表达He has been in mourning for his mother.
mourning 表示“服丧期、哀悼状态”时是不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词 a。若要表达“一段服丧期”，应说 a period of mourning，而不能直接说 a mourning。
针对“哀悼/悲痛”义项；rejoicing 指因喜事而欢庆，与 mourning 的悲伤哀悼相对，但 mourning 若指服丧期，更常与 celebration/festivity 对比。
针对“服丧期/哀悼活动”义项；celebration 指庆祝活动，与 mourning 的悼念活动相对，不能用于指内心悲伤情绪。
针对“哀悼活动”义项；festivity 强调欢乐的节庆氛围，与 mourning 的肃穆哀悼相对。
针对“悲痛”义项；jubilation 表示强烈的欢乐，与 mourning 表达的深切悲伤相反，语域较正式。
mourning 是名词，指哀悼或服丧；morning 是名词，指早晨，二者同音，拼写容易弄混。
mourning 是名词，强调哀悼的仪式、状态或服丧期；grieving 是动词 grieve 的现在分词/形容词，强调正在悲伤的过程，常作表语或定语。
mourning 侧重因死亡而表现出的哀悼、悼念活动或服丧期；grief 侧重内心深处的悲痛情感，是一种情绪状态，常与 feel 或 overcome 搭配。
服丧；哀悼
The family was in mourning for a week after their grandfather died.
祖父去世后，这家人服丧了一周。
全国哀悼；国丧
The government declared three days of national mourning for the victims.
政府宣布为遇难者举行三天全国哀悼。
服丧期；哀悼期
Traditions vary for the mourning period in different cultures.
不同文化的服丧期各不相同。
深切哀悼；深切的悲痛
The whole community was in deep mourning after the tragedy.
悲剧发生后，整个社区都沉浸在深切的悲痛之中。
丧服
She wore mourning clothes for three months.
她穿了三个月的丧服。
mourn + -ing
mourn + -er
mourn + -ful
mourn + -ful + -ly
指为死者举行的仪式，常与哀悼行为同时出现。
报纸或网络上发布的死亡通知，会提及逝者及哀悼信息。
指亲人去世后的丧失状态，与mourning密切相关。
为纪念逝者而举办的活动，常包含哀悼环节。
向死者亲属表达慰问，是哀悼期间常见的社交行为。
在服丧中；沉浸在哀悼中
The whole town was in mourning after the fire.
火灾过后，整个小镇都沉浸在哀悼之中。
进入服丧期；开始哀悼
She went into mourning for a full year after her husband died.
丈夫去世后，她服丧了整整一年。
走出悲伤；结束服丧
He found it hard to come out of mourning for his best friend.
他发现自己很难从失去挚友的悲痛中走出来。
《悲悼》
Eugene O'Neill's trilogy "Mourning Becomes Electra" is a modern retelling of the Oresteia.
尤金·奥尼尔的三部曲《悲悼》是《俄瑞斯忒亚》的现代改编。
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哀悼仪式
Different cultures have their own mourning rituals.
不同文化有自己的哀悼仪式。