condolence

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n. 哀悼, 吊唁

发音

US /kənˈdoʊləns/
US
其它 /ˈkɒndələns/

词形变化

condolences 复数 condolences

别名

condoleance condolance

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Comfort, support or sympathy.

    同情

    爱心

    不可数 可数

    There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.

  2. 2.

    An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

    可数 不可数

    I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

commiseration

上位词 2

acknowledgement acknowledgment

相关短语

condolence card condolence cards book of condolence books of condolence

词源

From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance, or formed from the root of Latin condoleō (“to sympathize”), from con- (“together, with”) and doleō (“to hurt, suffer, have pain”).

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