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。
挽歌；哀歌；悼诗
挽歌；哀歌；悼念死者的诗或歌。；葬歌；悲哀
A song or poem expressing grief for someone who has died; a dirge or elegy.
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.
The choir sang a slow threnody at the memorial service.
唱诗班在追悼会上唱了一首缓慢的挽歌。
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.
她最新的诗是一首悼念海上遇难渔民的哀歌。
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.
我们听了一首为国王母亲创作的古老挽歌。
用法提示：句中 threnody 作宾语，意为哀悼死者的挽歌。
The poet wrote a threnody for his late wife.
这位诗人写了一首悼念亡妻的哀歌。
The composer was commissioned to compose a threnody for the victims.
这位作曲家受委托为遇难者创作一首挽歌。
Her novel is a threnody of lost love and regret.
她的小说是一首关于失去的爱情和悔恨的悲歌。
grammar · medium
易错句子The choir threnodied beautifully.
正确表达The choir sang a threnody beautifully.
Threnody 是名词，不是动词。英语中需要用 'sing' 或 'perform' 等动词与 threnody 搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wrote threnody for his mother.
正确表达He wrote a threnody for his mother.
Threnody 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词或限定词。
通常指诗歌形式的悼念作品，强调文学性；而threnody专指歌唱或演奏的挽歌。
侧重葬礼上演奏或演唱的悲伤歌曲，与threnody含义相近，但dirge更强调葬礼场合，而threnody可适用于任何哀悼场合。
泛指强烈的悲伤表达，可以是诗歌、歌曲或哭泣；而threnody特指一种有固定形式的哀歌。
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