dirge

n. 挽歌, 哀乐

发音

UK /dɜːdʒ/
US /dɝd͡ʒ/

词形变化

dirges 复数 dirges dirged dirges 三单 dirging dirging 现在分词 dirged 过去式 dirged 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.

    哀乐

    哀歌

    挽歌

  2. 2.

    A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.

    非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To sing dirges

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

lament requiem coronach threnody

上位词 2

song vocal

下位词 1

keen

词源

From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer, direct”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam. Doublet of dirige.

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