Word · Frequency #23064
sorrowful
悲伤的；悲痛的；哀伤的
feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow, especially sorrow caused by irreparable loss
- 1.
exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person)
表现出悲伤的；沮丧的；忧心忡忡的；难过的。(指人)
- 2.
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; ; ; ; - Proverbs 14:13
悲伤的(尤指因不可弥补的损失)
- 3.
Producing sorrow; causing grief.
令人悲伤的；引起悲哀的。
表现出悲伤的；沮丧的；忧心忡忡的；难过的。(指人)；悲伤的(尤指因不可弥补的损失)；令人悲伤的；引起悲哀的。；悲伤的
In use
The whole family felt sorrowful after their beloved dog passed away.
She wrote a sorrowful letter to apologize for what she had done.
He gave her a sorrowful smile before leaving the room.
sorrowful widows
a sorrowful tale of death and despair
sorrowful news
even in laughter the heart is sorrowful
be sorrowful
be动词后接sorrowful作表语。
She was sorrowful after hearing the news.
听到这个消息后她很悲伤。
Connections
Collocations
- sorrowful heart
- 悲伤的心
- Her sorrowful heart slowly healed with time.她那悲伤的心随着时间慢慢愈合。
- sorrowful eyes
- 悲伤的眼睛
- He looked at me with sorrowful eyes.他用悲伤的眼睛看着我。
- sorrowful song
- 悲伤的歌曲
- The sorrowful song moved everyone to tears.这首悲伤的歌曲让所有人落泪。
- sorrowful news
- 令人悲伤的消息
- We received sorrowful news about the accident.我们收到了关于那场事故的令人悲伤的消息。
- sorrowful expression
- 悲伤的表情
- His sorrowful expression showed how much he missed her.他悲伤的表情表明他多么想念她。
- sorrowful tale
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：sorrow 的末尾像 row（一排），想象一排泪珠流下，悲伤满溢即为 sorrowful（悲痛的）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式书面语 sorrowful 多用于文学或正式书面语，带有庄重、书面化的色彩；日常口语中通常更常用 sad 或 upset。
Pronunciation & Spelling
sorrow、borrow、tomorrow 都以 /ɑroʊ/ 这个韵脚结尾，彼此押韵；sorrowful 开头也有 /sɑroʊ/，但后面多了 -ful，所以整体不与他们押韵。narrow 拼写近似，但读 /ˈnæroʊ/。awful 也以 -ful 结尾，但读 /ˈɔːfəl/。woeful 和 sorrowful 词尾都有 /oʊfəl/，但重读元音和韵脚不同，不构成严格押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.