Word
threnody
/ˈθrenədi/
noun
挽歌；哀歌；悼诗
核心释义
A song or poem expressing grief for someone who has died; a dirge or elegy.
- 1.
挽歌；哀歌；悼念死者的诗或歌。
A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.
挽歌；哀歌；悼念死者的诗或歌。；哀歌；葬歌；挽歌；悲哀
用法In use
The choir sang a slow threnody at the memorial service.
用法提示：句中 threnody 作宾语，表示悼念死者的挽歌。
Her latest poem is a threnody for the fishermen lost at sea.
用法提示：句中 threnody 作表语，指悼念逝者的哀歌。
We listened to an old threnody composed for the king's mother.
用法提示：句中 threnody 作宾语，意为哀悼死者的挽歌。
a threnody for
The poet wrote a threnody for his late wife.
这位诗人写了一首悼念亡妻的哀歌。
compose a threnody
The composer was commissioned to compose a threnody for the victims.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- threnodic
- 悲悼的；哀悼的 · adjective
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于正式或文学语境，指为悼念死者而作的歌曲或诗歌。
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