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elegiac

UK //ˌelɪˈdʒaɪək//US //ˌelɪˈdʒaɪək//

词源

源自希腊语 'elegeiakos',与挽歌(elegy)相关,最初用于描述一种特定的诗歌形式。

adjective

❶ 形容与挽歌或哀悼相关的,带有悲伤或忧郁的情感色彩,常用于描述诗歌、音乐或氛围。

“The poet wrote an elegiac poem for his departed friend.”

(诗人为他逝去的朋友写了一首挽歌。)

“The music had an elegiac tone that moved everyone to tears.”

(音乐带着一种哀伤的调子,让每个人都感动得流泪。)

同义词:mournful, melancholic, sorrowful

noun

❶ 指挽歌或哀悼诗,通常表达对逝去的人或事物的悲伤或怀念。

“He composed an elegiac in memory of his lost love.”

(他为逝去的爱情创作了一首挽歌。)

“The collection includes several elegiacs from ancient poets.”

(这本诗集收录了几首古代诗人的挽歌。)

同义词:lament, dirge, threnody

常见短语

elegiac mood — 形容一种忧郁或悲伤的情绪,常用于描述文学或音乐中的氛围。

“The novel ends in an elegiac mood, leaving readers with a sense of loss.”

(小说以一种忧郁的情绪结束,给读者留下一种失落感。)