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elegies

UK //ˈelɪdʒiz//US //ˈelɪdʒiz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'elegīa',借自古希腊语 'elegeia'(哀歌体诗歌),与 'elegos'(哀歌)相关。

noun

❶ 挽歌或哀诗,指表达对逝者哀思或对悲剧事件感伤的诗歌或音乐作品,常见于葬礼或纪念仪式。

“The poet wrote several elegies for his deceased friend.”

(这位诗人为逝去的朋友写了几首挽歌。)

“Ancient Greek elegies often reflected on the fragility of life.”

(古希腊哀诗常探讨生命的脆弱。)

同义词:lament, dirge, threnody

常见短语

write an elegy — 创作挽歌的行为,通常用于文学或音乐领域表达哀悼之情。

“The poet was commissioned to write an elegy for the national hero.”

(这位诗人受委托为民族英雄创作一首挽歌。)