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condolence

英 [kənˈdəʊləns]

美 [kənˈdoʊləns]

n.  吊唁; 慰唁

复数:condolences 

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Collins.1 / BNC.19388 / COCA.13549

牛津词典

    noun

    • 吊唁;慰唁
      sympathy that you feel for sb when a person in their family or that they know well has died; an expression of this sympathy
      1. to give/offer/express your condolences
        表示慰唁
      2. Our condolences go to his wife and family.
        向他的妻子和家人谨致吊慰之意。
      3. a letter of condolence
        吊唁信

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 慰唁
      A message ofcondolenceis a message in which you express your sympathy for someone because one of their friends or relatives has died recently.
      1. Neil sent him a letter of condolence.
        尼尔给他发了一封唁函。
    • N-PLURAL 慰唁
      When you offer or express yourcondolencesto someone, you express your sympathy for them because one of their friends or relatives has died recently.
      1. He expressed his condolences to the families of the people who died in the incident.
        他向这次事件中的死者家属表示了慰唁。

    英英释义

    noun

    • an expression of sympathy with another's grief
      1. they sent their condolences
      Synonym:commiseration

    双语例句

    • In a letter of condolence, Brown said: I write to you with great sadness to inform you that one of the fatalities in yesterday's bombing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon has been identified as a Boston University graduate student.
      在一封哀悼信中,布朗说道:我很悲痛地通知您,昨天波士顿马拉松赛中发生在终点线附近的爆炸案有一名遇难者被确定是波士顿大学在校研究生。
    • Joseph: World leaders have also been sending messages of condolence to the Vatican. The detective posed as a mourner at the victim's funeral.
      约瑟夫:各地领袖的吊唁词,也都寄到梵谛岗了。那侦探佯装成吊唁者参加了受害人的葬礼。
    • The day after his death all the ladies prepared to call at the house and offer condolence and aid, as is our custom.
      她父亲死后的第二天,所有的妇女们都准备到她家拜望,表示哀悼和愿意接济的心意,这是我们的习俗。
    • In addition, Russia's president Vladimir Putin today signed a book of condolence for Mandela's death at the South African embassy in Moscow.
      此外,俄罗斯总统普京今天也前往南非驻莫斯科大使馆,在吊唁簿上留言悼念曼德拉。
    • Letters and telegrams of condolence streamed in from heads of state, housewives, politicians, millionaires, secretaries.
      国家元首、政治家、百万富翁、家庭主妇以及部长、大臣的唁电唁函涨潮般涌来。
    • The massacre prompted immediate condemnation and condolence from around the world.
      这起惨案立刻引发了全球的谴责和慰问。
    • Neil sent him a letter of condolence.
      尼尔给他发了一封唁函。
    • During their private session meeting with Obama, the president extends his condolence to the victims'families.
      在奥巴马单独与家属的会面期间,这位总统向死难者家属深深的表达了他的沉痛心情。
    • It is customary in the west to send a thank-you note/ postcard in response to expressions of sympathy/ condolence.
      在西方,收到慰问信后通常要回复一封表示感谢的短信或明信片。
    • Send/ receive a telegram ( of congratulations, condolence, etc)
      发[收](祝贺、吊唁等)电报。